Are wealthy countries in anyway responsible to lift poor countries out of poverty?

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Feral pig is a major issue in the USA


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no feral hogs here in Western Pennsylvania. But we do have groundhogs, raccoons, feral cats and possums in my alley. I wonder if the same trap would work for them?
 
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JPII wrote

By intervening directly and depriving society of its responsibility, the Social Assistance State leads to a loss of human energies and an inordinate increase of public agencies, which are dominated more by bureaucratic ways of thinking than by concern for serving their clients, and which are accompanied by an enormous increase in spending. In fact, it would appear that needs are best understood and satisfied by people who are closest to them and who act as neighbors to those in need. It should be added that certain kinds of demands often call for a response deeper
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WHY stop there? Google can be your friend. If you would take a close look, you will find that JPII deeply criticized socialism for its cog in the wheel reduction of persons to just that: Cogs in a Wheel. He ALSO was just as, if not more so, critical of free market extremists that have no regard for fellow man because greed and profit is the end game. He did indeed find government necessary and beautifully defined the “role of the state”…….The quote above is incomplete. And, he certainly was no libertarian.
 
No one is saying he was a libertarian. And of course some government is needed. (As I read his writings I see more that he was against “State Capitalism” that true capitalism.) I as a libertarian dont see just left and right. I see a scale that goes from 0% to 100% of governmental control. 0% is no government, think of Somalia. 100% government would be North Korea.

How necessary should government be to allow it citizens have free will?
  1. Criminal laws would be limited to actions that harm others. Things like murder, assault, trespass, theft and the like would be punishable as crimes. Many of our vice crimes would go off the books. Just because it is immoral doesnt mean we need laws to punish a person.
  2. The non-aggression principle, this idea prohibits the initiation of physical force (or the threat of force) against people or property. The use of force is only legitimate in defense of life or property.
How many wars would be avoided if we followed this rule?
  1. Authority based on reciprocity and trust is more powerful than that based on physical coercion. This is how most faiths work. It doesnt force us to go to mass. The church talks about your reward for leading a moral life.
England, Randy. Free Is Beautiful: Why Catholics should be libertarian (p. 23). Unknown. Kindle Edition.
 
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(As I read his writings I see more that he was against “State Capitalism” that true capitalism.)
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No, if the encyclical is read in it’s entirety, one could see he was against unregulated capitalism for the reasons one see’s when left unchecked. The capitalism he addresses is directly related to the free market, not the state.
 
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I am for a true free market capitalism. If that goes against JPII until it is made Ex cathra I am good
 
Capturing wild pigs is both accessing an excellent food source AND getting rid of a pest that destroys crops.
 
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philipl said:
I am for a true free market capitalism. If that goes against JPII until it is made Ex cathra I am good
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Which proves persons most likely do not read the beauty of the Church’s teachings, ah sigh…What he is against is unfettered capitalism that when left to it’s own demise can and often does exploit workers who make possible this “free” trade you espouse…sigh, 😜
 
Everything I believe is 100% in accordance with the catholic faith. I have read dozens upon dozens of books that prove I can have my positions and not violate my faith.
 
philipl said:
Everything I believe is 100% in accordance with the catholic faith. I have read dozens upon dozens of books that prove I can have my positions and not violate my faith.
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Someone can believe in the economic policies of Bernie Sanders and say the same thing.
 
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Yes they can.
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Indeed, the Church does not definitely say how much government is appropriate or inappropriate. The government confiscating the means of production would clearly be wrong, but beyond that the Church is silent.
 
Except that the Church has issued many blanket condemnations of Socialism (not just “unfettered Socialism”). Pope John XXIII wrote that one could not be a good Catholic and embrace even “mild Socialism”.
 
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Except that the Church has issued many blanket condemnations of Socialism (not just “unfettered Socialism”). Pope John XXIII wrote that one could not be a good Catholic and embrace even “mild Socialism”.
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Of course, it all hinges on the definition of socialism. Bernie’s economic policies are big government policies to be sure, but they are not really socialism. Unless of course, you are going to define medicare as socialism.
 
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