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There you go again, misdirecting the thread. Just answer the question, as it is on topic. You said you support giving he poor jobs. So, that that mean you support raising the minimum wage such that they will receive a living wage salary?

 

Oh, wow! Jesus cared very much about the poor.

So your undersanding of the passage in Matthew:

has nothing to do with the poor, the sick, the homeless, etc.?

 

The gospel of Jesus would support a living wage.

 

1. They would be able to live without government support.
2. They would buy more, helping corporations make a profit.
3. They would pay taxes ... a net increase for all levels of government
4. Their children would be healthier, thus lowering medical costs to themselves and the government.
5. It would raise many above the poverty level and this would reduce program costs as not as many people would qualify for these benefits.
6. It would raise morale of workers as has been shown in companies that raised the minimum wage. Indeed some are going to raise the wage further as they have found the benefits out weigh the costs.

That's enough for now.

 

If all of us really took what Jesus said seriously about how we are to treat others, preached it and we all lived it there would be no need for government social programs. So, yes, we should be very focused on the gospel of Jesus and his teachings. If we all took his teachings seriously and lived them we were not be so worried about wealth and material things. There would be no need for such self-interested concerns.

 

That is a possibility. However if morale increases or if the new wage attracts better qualified workers productivity may increase enough to offset the increases you mentioned.

I agree. I am not sure that most folk realize that it is profit, not dollars that a company is interested in, at least most companies.

Yes, a company must make a profit to stay in business. However, as I said in the first reply if productivity increases it may offset increases expenses with the result being in favor of the company.

I believe it depends in the attitude of the workers, the motivation of the workers, the skill of the workers and the increased productivity.

Here is a link to an article I believe you will find interesting:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...u-s-minimum-wage-to-11-87-to-retain-workforce

All this is dynamic, not static and it is complex, not simple.

 

No, as usual your do not understand. My position is that if we Christians lived as Christ taught there would be no need for governmental social programs.