Where did I mention a redistribution of wealth? I would have no problems with capitalism if safeguards were in place so that people with lot of wealth were also humanitarian and of good character, but I know this would never happen and thus I side with some form of socialism. The extinction of extreme poverty must become the number one priority. How can we love our neighbor as ourself if we look the other way when it comes to needless suffering?You may not be a political scientist, But you dont seem to have a problem with using the full military force of the western world to remove the dictators you dont like. You really need to get a better understanding of economics, just because the Pope says it so, doesnt make it so. His job is to make sure souls go to heaven, the redistribution of wealth is outside the power of the church.
Some form of socialism is the same as kinda pregnant. There is no such thing.Where did I mention a redistribution of wealth? I would have no problems with capitalism if safeguards were in place so that people with lot of wealth were also humanitarian and of good character, but I know this would never happen and thus I side with some form of socialism. The extinction of extreme poverty must become the number one priority. How can we love our neighbor as ourself if we look the other way when it comes to needless suffering?
Capitalism has had it’s time and place, especially in the building of America over the past few hundred years or so. But it was never problem free, as I have stated in this thread. What the world needs now is a system that promotes humanitarianism. Maybe capitalism can be tailored to be much more humanitarian and eliminate the poverty we see in Third-World countries, but it seem to me that it promotes greed and excessive materialism and waste. My adjusted gross income last year was only $7,032, but I’m content with that and I’m not going hungry and I live in an apartment with a roof over my head. My joy comes from within and no amount of materialism can distract me from God. The less I have, the more spiritual I seem to become and the less I desire material things. I thank God.Some form of socialism is the same as kinda pregnant. There is no such thing.
LOL, capitalism has been the primary driver of any economy since man first started trading goods, we are talking 10’s of thousands of years ago.Capitalism has had it’s time and place, especially in the building of America over the past few hundred years or so. But it was never problem free, as I have stated in this thread. What the world needs now is a system that promotes humanitarianism. Maybe capitalism can be tailored to be much more humanitarian and eliminate the poverty we see in Third-World countries, but it seem to me that it promotes greed and excessive materialism and waste. My adjusted gross income last year was only $7,032, but I’m content with that and I’m not going hungry and I live in an apartment with a roof over my head. My joy comes from within and no amount of materialism can distract me from God. The less I have, the more spiritual I seem to become and the less I desire material things. I thank God.
And communism\socialism has also been around for a long time, quite successfully, in the religious communities! What sort of system is Vatican City under?LOL, capitalism has been the primary driver of any economy since man first started trading goods, we are talking 10’s of thousands of years ago.
It’s commendable to live within your means and focus on spiritual pursuits.
The Vatican is like any Govt entity in this matter, they tax their ‘citizens’ and spend the taxes (tithes)And communism\socialism has also been around for a long time, quite successfully, in the religious communities! What sort of system is Vatican City under?
Then by your very admission, those mired in poverty should be the most content and spiritual. Why would you want to take that away from them?Capitalism has had it’s time and place, especially in the building of America over the past few hundred years or so. But it was never problem free, as I have stated in this thread. What the world needs now is a system that promotes humanitarianism. Maybe capitalism can be tailored to be much more humanitarian and eliminate the poverty we see in Third-World countries, but it seem to me that it promotes greed and excessive materialism and waste. My adjusted gross income last year was only $7,032, but I’m content with that and I’m not going hungry and I live in an apartment with a roof over my head. My joy comes from within and no amount of materialism can distract me from God. The less I have, the more spiritual I seem to become and the less I desire material things. I thank God.
This is off -track…Then by your very admission, those mired in poverty should be the most content and spiritual. Why would you want to take that away from them?
Around twenty thousand children will die today, as a result of grinding poverty and preventable disease. It would be good to take this unjust, slow and painful death away from them, the Lord hears the cry of the poor.Then by your very admission, those mired in poverty should be the most content and spiritual. Why would you want to take that away from them?
•According to the most recent estimates, in 2012, 12.7 percent of the world’s population lived at or below $1.90 a day. That’s down from 37 percent in 1990 and 44 percent in 1981.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/overview
If you figured out how to eliminate poverty, shame on you for hiding it from the rest of us!Around twenty thousand children will die today, as a result of grinding poverty and preventable disease. It would be good to take this unjust, slow and painful death away from them, the Lord hears the cry of the poor.
As people in a society grow in virtue, the less they will need a forceful economy like capitalism, and the less greedy they will become.The Vatican is like any Govt entity in this matter, they tax their ‘citizens’ and spend the taxes (tithes)
I have a car, which is a must living in Los Angeles, and I have enough food and an apartment, but I do not desire much else. If I lost the little income I have, which may happen when I reach the age 65, life would become miserable. My only point is that people do not need a house in Beverly Hills to be content, and I feel sorry for those who think they do.Then by your very admission, those mired in poverty should be the most content and spiritual. Why would you want to take that away from them?
I agree that as a world, we must (and will) grow in spiritual maturity,As people in a society grow in virtue, the less they will need a forceful economy like capitalism, and the less greedy they will become.
Its worked great in every workers paradise ever founded.As people in a society grow in virtue, the less they will need a forceful economy like capitalism, and the less greedy they will become.
The kibbutzim were created for a specific geographical condition and human need: the need to practice agriculture in extremely narrow geographic limits. They also had the ideal of Zionism to hold the system together.With virtue, I think some form of socialism would work out and I think the Kibbutz in Israel bear this out.
Your AGI is only $7,000 and with that you and you alone pay 100% of your needs?Capitalism has had it’s time and place, especially in the building of America over the past few hundred years or so. But it was never problem free, as I have stated in this thread. What the world needs now is a system that promotes humanitarianism. Maybe capitalism can be tailored to be much more humanitarian and eliminate the poverty we see in Third-World countries, but it seem to me that it promotes greed and excessive materialism and waste. My adjusted gross income last year was only $7,032, but I’m content with that and I’m not going hungry and I live in an apartment with a roof over my head. My joy comes from within and no amount of materialism can distract me from God. The less I have, the more spiritual I seem to become and the less I desire material things. I thank God.
I have social security disability, supplemental unemployment insurance benefits through Liberty Mutual and a small retirement benefit, which keep me afloat. I have a cheap one-bedroom apartment that goes for $1,100 under rent control and I have a 2003 Toyota that’s paid for and I often donate to Save the Children, a Catholic charity. But yes, my adjusted gross income came to just $7,032 last year. So my unadjusted gross income is a lot more, but I’m still considered living more than 150% below the poverty level.Your AGI is only $7,000 and with that you and you alone pay 100% of your needs?
… I would add- capitalism isn’t any form of slavery.