Inequality – A moral issue

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What is this political issue doing in 'Liturgy and Sacraments? Isn’t it a “Social Justice” issue?
 
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I wish I could say something that would make sense, but I see no way for all of the bad stuff in the world to be reduced by anything other than conversion of a much greater number of people to the Faith.

We still have in our social standards the idea that “from whom much is given, much is expected,” but that has been perverted to the point that the Gates Foundation has a huge goal of getting ABC into the hands of more and more black and brown people.

The problems problems are much larger than what can be solved by a bunch of SJW college students…
 
The thing is that somethings aren’t necessarily equal. I didn’t read the link (because my computer says its not safe or something like.) so maybe I am off topic.
 
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Inequality, in terms of wealth, is not necessarily bad. If we get to the point where everyone’s needs are met, who cares if the guy nexts to you makes more?
 
On the one hand, yeah, it doesn’t matter if the Smiths have twice my income as long as I have enough, but…

On the other, I see the phenomenon of small pockets of vast wealth as causing something akin to economic bottlenecks which make things worse for the rest of the economy.
 
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Is it about money? Because I didn’t mean that.
 
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Edited: I see some are not reading the article because of the certificate’s having expired.

Yes, the article is about wealth inequality, so the topic involves money more than other things.
 
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The author may be Bernie Sanders, and he talks a lot about the Papal social encyclical from Rerun Novarum to Laudete Si.

From the article: Over a century ago, Pope Leo XIII highlighted economic issues and challenges in Rerum Novarum that continue to haunt us today, such as what he called “the enormous wealth of a few as opposed to the poverty of the many.”

And let us be clear. That situation is worse today. In the year 2016, the top one percent of the people on this planet own more wealth than the bottom 99 percent, while the wealthiest 60 people – 60 people – own more than the bottom half – 3 1/2 billion people. At a time when so few have so much, and so many have so little, we must reject the foundations of this contemporary economy as immoral and unsustainable.
 
Inequality is a trait that we are graced with by God. We cannot all be Thomas Aquinas or Augustine. But, the title misleads! It’s about “other people’s money” - once again.

Forced socialistic wealth redistribution, being a form of collectivism, is opposed by the Church. I know, I know, it’s awfully hard to tell at times, but true.

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I do not think socialism is the only answer, and I do think that vast wealth inequality is either a problem or a symptom of a problem.

For example, individual persons within a corporation may make immoral but not necessarily illegal decisions about what the corporations do. In the US, these individuals are protected by the legal structure of corporations. The corporation pays out in the event of a lawsuit, but the individual might be unaffected.
 
Inequality is not a moral issue. Using the democratic system in an economic war to extort money from other people by force of law is a moral issue.
 
We are here on this Earth for two reasons.
A. To glorify God.
B. To love and serve one another as God’s children.
There is no see that has to do with how much money a person can accumulate.
In most of the Bible, the rich and well to do are chastised for no doing more to help those who are in need.
And we all no the fate of the rich who do not help the poor. Luke 16:19-31
You might try reading the Bible, 16000
 
There should be no need to force people to do the right thing. But the problem is that so many rich people live their lives only to accumulate more.
The good news is that the fate of the lowly in this life will be Heaven.
As for those who are rich, but do nothing to help others, well read Luke 16:19-31.
Inequality is a moral issue.
 
Actually, when the rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
Your idea sounds good, but it never works.
Why? Because the richest of the rich live their lives only to accumulate more and more.
The exception to that rule are rich people who have vowed to pass on the bulk of their money to charity when they die.
 
In this case, the problem is a lack of charity, and greed/materialism. Materialism being a form of idolatry. The inequality itself is not an issue. A very important distinction.
 
It’s not my idea, it’s one in that video, supported by empirical statistics…
 
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