It’s not two sides. The protection of life, especially the most vulnerable (unborn, children, aged, disabled) IS a social justice issue. The question should not whether to support one over the other but how supporting the protection of life will also lead to fulfilling other social justice imperatives.
Exactly. The teachings of the Catholic Church actually do not separate social justice from the protection of life and the dignity of life. In fact, you cannot have one without the other. It is the world that wishes to divide the two. It is not socially just to allow for abortion; neither is it pro-life to not care for those on the margins of society. The bishops understand this, which is why the official guide from the bishops does not mention “the five/six/seven non-negotiables”. The document that mentions them is from “Catholic Answers”, not from the bishops. Instead, the bishops state in their document to not take small pieces from the document to push one’s political agenda - which they warn has been done by many people from all sides of the political spectrum.
I agree. Some seem to think that if “social justice” issues are not approached in the way they think they should be, those advocates do not care about social issues. There is more than one way to skin a cat and I, for you, am tired of hearing that conservatives do not care for the poor and disadvantaged. There are many ways to help those who need help and it does not only include giving them things. Those who can work, should work, and earn their own way thus preserving their dignity. Of course during the past 7 years we have had more people unemployed than ever before and in far too many households there is no one who is working. We are encouraging a generation of dependent people who are satisfied to belly up to the government trough. Not so many years ago, most people would be too proud to do that. Not now.
In the US there are not enough jobs because of unnecessary regulations and a high tax on businesses. Companies, strange as it may seem, are in the business of making money and not to provide jobs. When taxes on businesses go up, the owners move the business to a country where they can prosper more. Some people do not seem to realize that taxing businesses more and more results in them moving or going bankrupt, neither of which provides jobs for those who want to work.
Many people, including me, believe that the Christ will be returning to the world very soon, maybe as soon as the next couple of years. We will find out soon enough what the opinion and advice of the Christ are regarding these issues. I think people on both sides may be surprised by what he has to say.
Well, thats mostly about greed, plenty of companies had US factories in decades past, and things were fine. moving to a cheaper production area is only to increase profit, but at the same time, these same companies fly the american flag, celebrate Independence day on July 4th, etc…but they arent really ‘that patriotic’, money comes before pride in your country to them.
Well, for a company to do that, prices will have to go up. Part of being patriotic, according to your definition, is for consumers to just “suck it up and deal with it” if things cost more.
Honestly, if I had to pay $30 more for an air conditioning unit, just because it was made in the US, versus somewhere else, Yeah, Im fine with that, especially since I know the reason for that cost is to ensure other fellow americans have good jobs…absolutely yes.Well, for a company to do that, prices will have to go up. Part of being patriotic, according to your definition, is for consumers to just “suck it up and deal with it” if things cost more.
I suppose we might test how this would work by starting with the I-phone. If they all had to be made in the U.S. how much would they cost and what would their market share be? I believe that President Obama once asked the question of Steve Jobs, whose reply was “Mr. President, those jobs are never coming back to the U.S.”
Generally most retail products have around a 200-300% markup for profit, so I guess you would have to figure out what an iphone cost to produce right now, then compare it US wages, and you should have the answer.
There’s nothing stopping Apple or any other manufacturer, from opening manufacturing plants in the U.S. They would likely have to pay U.S. workers more, but they would still face competition from foreign manufacturers. And if production were moved to the U.S., more U.S. workers would be employed, but a great many foreign workers would face unemployment. Can U.S. manufacturing compete in a global economy?
