DDJ 9. 立法理财，善敛善疏

第九章 [原文]持而盈之①，不如其已②；揣而锐之③，不可长保④。金玉满堂，莫之能守；富贵而骄，自遗其咎⑤。功成身退⑥，天之道也⑦。

道德经几次说钱，都很负面。 “难得之货”，“金玉满堂，莫之能守；富贵而骄，自遗其咎”。 战国时代的侠客道，汉初黄老道，东汉末的道教继承老子对财货的态度。 “道商”是中国古代商人传统，如范蠡，吕不韦，马超。善于敛财，更善于散财。 敛财过度，危机出演。 金玉百害唯一用，“千金散尽还复回”，”复回“流通的工具而已。 中国古代的金融非常发达，但是道教，金融，政体，很自然的存在分立。 道教这一点很像改革以后的基督教。  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress

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US Constitution Article I (Legislative) Section3 (Senate).2: Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of thesecond Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year;  －obsolete and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.4

最后一句话已经被17th Amendment remove.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Senate was designed to be longer term legislative office.   The Congress is vested with Power of the Purse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_the_purse#United_States

A professor hired his own lobbyist to fight for his tax reform.   http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/03/22/521132960/episode-760-tax-hero

President vs Bank of the US.  http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/03/24/521436839/episode-761-the-bank-war

今天满满的内容。1） 1-3PM  西北中文学校Bellevue campus Civics课mock mediation (bully case)。大人们扮演小孩bully/victim，小孩们扮演调停师。 希望我们都能学习到调停矛盾需要的能力和角度。 2）小大师今天实地读道德经 4-6PM。 Suite 3D1, 13547 SE 27th Place, Bellevue, WA 98005   谢谢大家！

正好说起山东辱母杀人案。话说春秋战国时代，辱人母者下场不会好。 那时候不要说侮辱别人，连做好事救人命，不耐烦说声“嗟来食”，一样被鄙视。所以学“道”不光不忘初心，也需要探究“道”的泰然疏朗。中国士道孝道的爱好者应该多来上我们的公民课。  美国移民不需要土豪，需要勇气和正气，和平解决纠纷的能力。  宪法和社区是我们的盾牌和依靠。