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Old 11-26-2013, 03:01 PM
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"Pope Francis denounces ‘trickle-down’ economic theories in critique of inequality"

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Old 11-26-2013, 03:14 PM
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"Francis’s focus on the subject is especially notable given dramatic changes in the world economy.

Many of the world’s richest countries are experiencing historic levels of income inequality, with the quality of the life for workers in the middle no longer improving.

And even in the developing world, there are emerging concerns about inequality and whether workers will benefit from their countries’ increasing prosperity. In China, for instance, officials have made repeated promises to tackle the country’s widening income gap"


All the talk in the world is not gonna reverse things ,it is all just talk and finger shaking.there is nothing that can be done to meake the ecomy better it is a runaway train.
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Old 11-26-2013, 03:41 PM
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So one of the world's leading economists chimes in on "trickle-down" economics.: rolleyes:

Actually, this should surprise no one. The Catholic church for years has been pretty far to the left with its views on economics / wealth (re) distribution.
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Old 11-26-2013, 04:08 PM
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Yeh dem Catlicks are pure evil to business uber alles types.
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Old 11-26-2013, 07:11 PM
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So one of the world's leading economists chimes in on "trickle-down" economics.: rolleyes:

Actually, this should surprise no one. The Catholic church for years has been pretty far to the left with its views on economics / wealth (re) distribution.
And, in this case he happens to be right. It's failing, Mike.

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Old 11-27-2013, 11:03 AM
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So one of the world's leading economists chimes in on "trickle-down" economics.: rolleyes:

Actually, this should surprise no one. The Catholic church for years has been pretty far to the left with its views on economics / wealth (re) distribution.
By all means keep bash away!

We only won the Catholic vote by 50-48 last time and when you take out the Hispanics we lost the white Catholic vote by 59-40.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholi..._United_States

So we could stand to have you alienate some of them our way.
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Old 11-27-2013, 02:48 PM
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By all means keep bash away!

We only won the Catholic vote by 50-48 last time and when you take out the Hispanics we lost the white Catholic vote by 59-40.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholi..._United_States

So we could stand to have you alienate some of them our way.
I'm not referring to how Catholics at large voted. I'm referring to the leadership of the Church: from the Vatican right through to the many of the ordained. Just hang out on any given Catholic church for a string of Sundays and listen to when comes from the pulpit. About the only divergence you'll find from standard left-wing dogma is on the subjects of abortion and birth control. Most everything else is aligned with the article in the OP.

This isn't a criticism, by the way. It just "is what it is."
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I'm not referring to how Catholics at large voted. I'm referring to the leadership of the Church: from the Vatican right through to the many of the ordained. Just hang out on any given Catholic church for a string of Sundays and listen to when comes from the pulpit. About the only divergence you'll find from standard left-wing dogma is on the subjects of abortion and birth control. Most everything else is aligned with the article in the OP.

This isn't a criticism, by the way. It just "is what it is."
There seems to be a disconnect between how you analyze the social works done by the Church and their political bent. The US College of Cardinals is only a shade to the left of Joseph Stalin, who was a noted conservative

Every election cycle brings out the lecture from the pulpit regarding the sanctity of life and how the membership should vote straight Republican ticket. It is funny to listen to all the twists, turns, and gyrations the priests go through to arrive at straight ticket without ever saying "Republican."
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When you work harder and demand less for your labors, you will be rewarded with more work.................

Until, of course, they find (or create) people who are willing (or more likely forced, politically, economically or at gunpoint), to work even harder for even less.

Thence the race to the bottom. Which, of course, was the whole idea behind "trickle down" to begin with.

Note; There are STILL workers who staunchly believe in this mechanism of repression. But, this won't last forever. They'll figure it out someday.

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Lotsa "anti-organized religion" types all the sudden got some love for them Catholics

Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's and give unto God what is God's.

What you do for the least among you, you do for me.


Put those two together, and it tells me it's not the government's place to take care of the poor.
I think the Pope missed the mark calling for politicians to make things better.
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