Pope Francis Slams ‘Trickle Down’ Economics

[Wry Catcher]

and Greed at the Top!

Pope Francis Slams ?Trickle Down? Economics and Greed at the Top - ABC News

Tee hee. Now what's a Southern Bigot to do. Support the GOP and their economic dogma and that of Pat Roberson; or the Pope? Methinks flour sack investment might be a good idea.

 

[Sallow]

I do like this Pope.

 

[PredFan]

Yeah the Vatican treasure could feed, clothe, and house pretty much all of the poor. Let them start there then I will care what he says.

 

[PredFan]

Liberals and other idiots think that government giving money to the poor is compassion. Helping poor people yourself is compassion. Using the police power of government to take money from someone to give to the poor is immoral self-righteous bullying laziness. If you are compassionate, you will help people, but you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right.

 

[uhkilleez]

I do like this Pope.

Seconded.

 

[uhkilleez]

Liberals and other idiots think that government giving money to the poor is compassion. Helping poor people yourself is compassion. Using the police power of government to take money from someone to give to the poor is immoral self-righteous bullying laziness. If you are compassionate, you will help people, but you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right.

This is very true, however the overlaying point that the Pope is pointing out is that the obscenely rich can not be trusted to behave compassionately. You need look no further than the Vatican to see that, although I doubt they have enough money to feed, clothe, and shelter the entire world's poor population. The Vatican would be a good start, and it surely would be a case of putting their money where their mouth is, but we would need the rest of the morbidly rich to lead more normal lives and be compassionate to secure everyone.

 

[asterism]

"And so we should outsource these good deeds to the Government"

Said no Pope ever.

 

[BreezeWood]

Pope Francis Slams ‘Trickle Down’ Economics


haven't all the Pop's Cardinal's Bishop's and Priest's been saying the same thing since year 0 ?

and then the (same) response is sell their gold and buy food, also since year 0 ...



if Frances really wants to do something worth while, how about ordination of woman in particular or available to all parishioners - or to finally discredit the forced practice of celibacy etc etc -

and most of all, make the "Bible" a text for Revision over time as mankind learns more in progress of what is expected to reach the Everlasting and for revisions to previous errors meant to strengthen the Religion rather than have it an invalid document for all eternity.

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[asterism]

and Greed at the Top!

Pope Francis Slams ?Trickle Down? Economics and Greed at the Top - ABC News

Tee hee. Now what's a Southern Bigot to do. Support the GOP and their economic dogma and that of Pat Roberson; or the Pope? Methinks flour sack investment might be a good idea.

Southern bigots aren't Catholic.

I find it funny that so many people who reject Catholicism have found religion now that the Pope has a left-leaning view of economics. I wonder if they'll forgive his hard stance on abortion.

I like Pope Francis because he is reaching out to people instead of imposing rules, but he isn't saying anything new.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

He's to Popes as Obama is to US Presidents.

He's more closely aligned with teachings of Satan than to the ministry of Jesus.

 

[Dot Com]

yeah, he pretty much said that the idolatry of money isn't a good thing which is true. Too bad > 50% of our economy is based on *cough* "financial services". You know- the "services" that cratered the economy

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Reagan's "trickle down" (a derisive and intentionally misleading Liberal slur) launched three decades of prosperity; Obama's redistribution economics have record unemployment and poverty so bad that even his VP said "The middle class has been buried these past four years"

Don't give any money to this church

 

[Dot Com]

Reagan's "trickle down" (a derisive and intentionally misleading Liberal slur) launched three decades of prosperity; Obama's redistribution economics have record unemployment and poverty so bad that even his VP said "The middle class has been buried these past four years"

Don't give any money to this church

Reagan ran surplus'? It was a defense contractor bubble Frank. I know, I was "in" during that time.

 

[kiwiman127]

What the Pope is doing, is following the teachings of the Bible, no Christian ever questions the Bible.

 

[Sallow]

Reagan's "trickle down" (a derisive and intentionally misleading Liberal slur) launched three decades of prosperity; Obama's redistribution economics have record unemployment and poverty so bad that even his VP said "The middle class has been buried these past four years"

Don't give any money to this church

Reagan's first four years in office saw 7% unemployment.

That didn't change until he started spending like crazy during his second term.

But don't let that little fact get in your way.

 

[Mr Natural]

What the Pope is doing, is following the teachings of the Bible, no Christian ever questions the Bible.

Except when it's in conflict with making a buck.

 

[Againsheila]

Liberals and other idiots think that government giving money to the poor is compassion. Helping poor people yourself is compassion. Using the police power of government to take money from someone to give to the poor is immoral self-righteous bullying laziness. If you are compassionate, you will help people, but you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right.

And there's the greed.

Tell me, how are the poor suppose to support themselves when the rich make money off of them and they have to rely on our tax dollars just to eat even though they are working their buns off so people like the Walmarts can continue to increase their $billion fortunes?

You think the disabled should be out on the street begging for money rather than being supported by your tax dollars and you don't see that as greed?

 

[Againsheila]

Reagan's "trickle down" (a derisive and intentionally misleading Liberal slur) launched three decades of prosperity; Obama's redistribution economics have record unemployment and poverty so bad that even his VP said "The middle class has been buried these past four years"

Don't give any money to this church

The ever increasing income gap didn't start with Obama, although it has continued with him. The truth is that both the republicans and the democrats have sold us out.

 

[Dot Com]

Reagan's "trickle down" (a derisive and intentionally misleading Liberal slur) launched three decades of prosperity; Obama's redistribution economics have record unemployment and poverty so bad that even his VP said "The middle class has been buried these past four years"

Don't give any money to this church

The ever increasing income gap didn't start with Obama, although it has continued with him. The truth is that both the republicans and the democrats have sold us out.

^ that. WryCatcher's other thread addresses the two-party cartel

 

[Toro]

Reagan's "trickle down" (a derisive and intentionally misleading Liberal slur) launched three decades of prosperity; Obama's redistribution economics have record unemployment and poverty so bad that even his VP said "The middle class has been buried these past four years"

Don't give any money to this church

The ever increasing income gap didn't start with Obama, although it has continued with him. The truth is that both the republicans and the democrats have sold us out.

^ that. WryCatcher's other thread addresses the two-party cartel

It started around 1970.