Abject Geekery

Pope Benedict seems to think that Economic Redistribution is an excellent idea. Him and his predecessor, Pope Paul VI, would make some wonderful dictators. It’s a good thing they are only the head of a church, and not a Real nation.

“The world’s wealth is growing in absolute terms, but inequalities are on the increase“ This is the thinking of this dictator to be. Here’s more: “Charity demands justice: recognition and respect for the legitimate rights of individuals and peoples,” he says. “Justice must be applied to every phase of economic activity, because this is always concerned with man and his needs,” “Locating resources, financing, production, consumption and all the other phases in the economic cycle inevitably have moral implications. Thus every economic decision has a moral consequence.”

Now, “Justice”, in Benedict’s mind, is the taking of someone’s money and redistributed to others that are less “fortunate”.

He totally supports the “redistribution of wealth” when he references the role of government. “Grave imbalances are produced,” he writes, “when economic action, conceived merely as an engine for wealth creation, is detached from political action, conceived as a means for pursuing justice through redistribution.” Therefore, “Justice” is redistribution of wealth. And therefore, not redistributing wealth is unjust. That is a very scary thought.

I just wonder how much the government would have to take from someone like Bill Gates to make it “just”? 50%? 75%? 95%?

I have never read anywhere in the Bible where Jesus ever said to take money from the rich and give to the poor. I did read where the rich are supposed to be generous, and give charity and tithes. Neither of which are mandatory.

Dictator Benedict seems to forget that Charity is giving of one’s self. Charity makes no demands, justice or otherwise.

I do, however, believe that Economic Redistribution is a good idea. As long as we start with the churches. Lets start taxing the Catholic Church first! If the Catholic Church would sell all the super high value churches that it owns, it could probably single handedly wipe out the hunger problem in Ethiopia. If we are going to be all for Taxation and Regulation in order to help the “less fortunate” lets start with the Catholic Church. Revoke the Tax Exempt status, and lets get started!