Communism doesn't work....

Continuing the greed theme, I just want to preface this with, I am not a communist nor a socialist. I don't know how you classify me politically, but I don't hold to any single political ideology.

As the financial sector continues to crumble back to normality, because lets face it, it grew so much do to bad loans, this is a good time for Christians to evaluate how they use their money. So much of this is coming out of the housing sector's bubble bursting its not even funny.

Making money and having money is not inherently evil. Dallas Willard in his "Spirt of the Disciplines" discusses this at length and shows how Christians should use their faith to manage money not just personally, but commercially as well.

So here's a proposition. What if Christian business owners really, I mean REALLY, thought about what fair wages were. If you own a business, and make, your salary, 100k a year, and your employees make 20k a year, is that right? Now I'm not saying you and your employees should all make the same amount. But I am saying, is this fair?

There can be lots of factors involved, so no sweeping pronouncements should be made. But we need to start thinking in this country about how we use and distribute our money. Does a 4 person family need a 3000+ square foot house? Really?

Do owners need to make 5 and 6 times what their employees do? Or CEOs 300-500 times? This is not a condemnation of wealth. But far too often, people only think of themselves, not their workers.

Who is going to provide affordable healthcare for workers who don't make much money? I understand its very expensive, but so is national healthcare.

My mind is racing too much to post clearly right now, but I suppose the inconsistencies just frustrate me. It is time to start looking at equitable compensation. Equitable does not mean equal, but it does mean fair. And I believe it can be done if we Christians start to adopt a Christ-like model of wealth distribution. It doesn't mean we all have to be poor. It does mean we need to look for ways to actively help the poor that aren't just handouts.