Trickle down, Christianity, wealth, and duty

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“Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacra*lized workings of the prevailing economic system. Meanwhile, the excluded are still waiting.”
 
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lawgator1 said:
Who said this?

“Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacra*lized workings of the prevailing economic system. Meanwhile, the excluded are still waiting.”
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Not a billionaire!
 
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"You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is not to promote it on that ... and not to bring them to my games."


A rich Democrat!
 
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volmaverick said:
Who said this?

"You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is not to promote it on that ... and not to bring them to my games."


A rich Democrat!
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Wtf does this have to do with the thread?
 
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volmaverick said:
Who said this?

"You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want. The little I ask you is not to promote it on that ... and not to bring them to my games."


A rich Democrat!
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You realize that he is actually a republican right? It's in the news, might not have made it out to you yet. So scratch that one off the list.
 
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I'm just saying, the Pope denounces trickle down theory and talks about the poor.... and has his own country, police force, jets, and trillions of dollars.

Seems .... inconsistent.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I'm just saying, the Pope denounces trickle down theory and talks about the poor.... and has his own country, police force, jets, and trillions of dollars.

Seems .... inconsistent.
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Castro, Chavez, and other communists are incredibly wealthy. It is all part of their shtick.
 
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What is the duty of the church to disgorge itself of all of that material wealth, operate on a budget no greater than necessary to maintain itself purely as a church, and to return the accumulated wealth to the masses?

I am having a hard time squaring his words with the church's centuries-long commitment to making itself the wealthiest institution in the World.
 
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lawgator1 said:
What is the duty of the church to disgorge itself of all of that material wealth, operate on a budget no greater than necessary to maintain itself purely as a church, and to return the accumulated wealth to the masses?

I am having a hard time squaring his words with the church's centuries-long commitment to making itself the wealthiest institution in the World.
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Yeah it's not hard to see what it is and what it has always been.

Wonder if they are forgiven after their death? Probably not
 
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#VFL__ said:
Yeah it's not hard to see what it is and what it has always been.

Wonder if they are forgiven after their death? Probably not
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Well, I believe it is very rare that the faithful would not be forgiven. And I'm not suggesting this is one person's "fault." But at some point those really running things there have to question what they are doing and, whatever 12th century thought there was about honoring Christ by accumulating the world's treasures in His name, surely someone by now would say, "Hey, wait a sec ....."
 
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lawgator1 said:
What is the duty of the church to disgorge itself of all of that material wealth, operate on a budget no greater than necessary to maintain itself purely as a church, and to return the accumulated wealth to the masses?

I am having a hard time squaring his words with the church's centuries-long commitment to making itself the wealthiest institution in the World.
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The church is preserving those assets for future generations. Anyone can walk into the vatican museum and see them. Hopefully the future generations who see them are inspired
 
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lawgator1 said:
I'm just saying, the Pope denounces trickle down theory and talks about the poor.... and has his own country, police force, jets, and trillions of dollars.

Seems .... inconsistent.
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lawgator1 said:
Well, I believe it is very rare that the faithful would not be forgiven. And I'm not suggesting this is one person's "fault." But at some point those really running things there have to question what they are doing and, whatever 12th century thought there was about honoring Christ by accumulating the world's treasures in His name, surely someone by now would say, "Hey, wait a sec ....."
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The Catholic Church and the US Democratic Party have 1 thing in common.

Without poor people they would have no use or power.
 
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