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Sales industry and manipulation
rick:
Hi Nelson.
I don’t have a problem with those in sales or their techniques , they, like anyone else, need money too.
The problem I do see are with those who provide s service or sell things and struggle to make ends meet living from pay check to pay check and worst, falling behind.
That is sad to me and shows how corrupt the system really is. :(
Doug:
Hi Rick,
When you say that the system is corrupt what do you see as a better economic system where all prosper?
Doug
rick:
--- Quote from: Doug on June 06, 2015, 06:42:28 AM ---Hi Rick,
When you say that the system is corrupt what do you see as a better economic system where all prosper?
Doug
--- End quote ---
Hi Doug,
I believe capitalism is the best economic system on planet earth however we human beings are not prefect and so there is no perfect system or perfect companies either but there are some really great companies out there.
When Christ reigns, only then will all prosper but until then we live in a world that encourages wrong doing through greed and lust of money which takes the spirit of God to end such things.
There is nothing wrong with money, it’s a good thing but its how one goes about obtaining money that makes it right or wrong.
indianabob:
Good morning friends,
Regarding economic systems; we may glean some useful information about true godly living and still stay out of politics with a little more discussion on capitalism.
What I'm thinking about is the actual need for profits in order for a society to prosper.
In God's OT system those blessed with successful farming results were taxed on the net profits of their operations and that seems to me a fair method of providing for the balanced growth of a society.
Then when human desires got into the equation, taxes were demanded on the level of accumulated property, a system which punishes savings and investment in the future.
Or am I wrong about that??
example: Two similar houses on the same street in a village, both owned free and clear of any debt.
One house built of enduring brick and stone with very nice furnishings,
the second built of higher maintenance wood and plain, simple furnishings.
The first house cost costing $300,000 to build and the second costing $200,000 to build.
All city services provided out of property taxes are the same for both homes. Same fire protection, same police protection, same street maintenance etc.
Why should the owners of the first house pay a perpetual higher property tax just because the house cost more to build? And why should the higher taxing amount continue for all time even after the houses are finished. Isn't it only because the owners of the more expensive house appear to have more money and are better able to pay a larger share of the city expenses? And isn't that based upon greed and selfishness on the part of the citizens having less invested from their earnings?
What are the examples we can present from scripture and from Ray Smith's writing to address this issue?
Thanks for any comments: Indiana bob
Dave in Tenn:
Clearly the bible supports whatever economic system benefits me. :)
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