Should the Rich Be Condemned?

[mandym]

.....Class warfare thrives on ignorance about the sources of income. Listening to some of the talk about income differences, one would think that there's a pile of money meant to be shared equally among Americans. Rich people got to the pile first and greedily took an unfair share. Justice requires that they "give back." Or, some people talk about unequal income distribution as if there were a dealer of dollars. The reason some people have millions or billions of dollars while others have very few is the dollar dealer is a racist, sexist, a multinationalist or just plain mean. Economic justice requires a re-dealing of the dollars, income redistribution or spreading the wealth, where the ill-gotten gains of the few are returned to their rightful owners......

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=47712

 

[plain_n_simple]

No one should be condemned. The rich should be pitid and prayed over. It's hard for the rich to inherit the Kingdom.

 

[righteousdude2]

If I Were a Rich Man...

....Yahda, yahda, yahda, yah! Furthermore, no, I wouldn't want to be condemned because I happened to be on the upper side of the American class system :laugh:

 

[HankD]

Rich is relative.

America is the most affluent nation in history.

The "poverty" income level in america is about $28,000.00 per annum (family of 4).

The national average wage index for 2010 was 41,673.83.

The average income of a family in India is about $5000.00.

"Rich" is not a sin. Unthankful is.

However, I know that probably every poster here at the BB is very thankful to our Father in heaven for our abundance - here in the nation He has so richly blessed.

Especially today - Thanksgiving Day.

Thank you Lord.


HankD

 

[Crabtownboy]

Rich is relative.

America is the most affluent nation in history.

The "poverty" income level in america is about $28,000.00 per annum (family of 4).

The national average wage index for 2010 was 41,673.83.

The average income of a family in India is about $5000.00.

We here are all rich compared to many places in the world. It is not sinful to be rich, but is may be sinful how we became rich and how we use our riches. Selfishness is sinful. Remember the verse about to whom much is given?

Rank
Country Region
GNI per capita
1 Timor-Leste South-East Asia *400
2 Malawi Eastern Africa 596
3 Somalia Eastern Africa *600
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Middle Africa 675
5 Tanzania Eastern Africa 720
6 Yemen Middle East 745
7 Burundi Eastern Africa 753
8 Afghanistan Central Asia *800
9 Guinea-Bissau Western Africa 856
10 Ethiopia Eastern Africa 859
11 Niger Western Africa 896
12 Liberia Western Africa *900
13 Sierra Leone Western Africa 901
14 Madagascar Eastern Africa 911
15 Zambia Eastern Africa 911
16 Eritrea Eastern Africa 917

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/third_world.htm

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Well these rich should be discreet during these economic times. Less---fortunate---people are inclined to be envious.

 

[mandym]

Covetousness and demanding the government use force to take money from one to give to another is sin.

 

[billwald]

The old money hard asset rich families should be condemned. Many of the new money paper profit rich people are trying to make the world into a better place for all our grandkids. Bill Gates, for example.

 

[plain_n_simple]

"The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time" and asked ‘Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are of God?’"~ Thomas Jefferson

Funny how Jefferson spoke of liberty but would not grant it to his slaves. He considered them property, or money if you will. Years later we demanded that government use force to make them release the ill gotten gain.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

"The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time" and asked ‘Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are of God?’"~ Thomas Jefferson

Funny how Jefferson spoke of liberty but would not grant it to his slaves. He considered them property, or money if you will. Years later we demanded that government use force to make them release the ill gotten gain.

Yea Ole Tom was quite the hypocrite LOL but I wont depreciate him ..... Im often a hypocrite, as are we all.

Id also like to point out that there are some people who have actually earned their wealth by dint of industry, intelligence, hard work & sleepless ambition, self-denial & I will even venture to site superb villainy. Why should every man who has to count his pennies feel in some fashion that those who surpass him in mind & will & ingenuity has "exploited" him, and by their wealth have taken money from his own pocket?

I'm sure you find this sentiment throughout the country, but I know from experience that it's especially evident in the liberal North where I live. I know its encouraged by Obama & his administration as a tool to get reelected (isn't that why we are talking about it?):laugh:

 

[HankD]

Bah, Humbug!!

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HankD