Do you think that society is designed so that the "rich get richer and the poor get poorer?"?

Question

What do you think the Christian church could do to change that? If anything.

and less important, but still relevant, can I not use 2 question marks in one question?

Answer 1

Society is not designed that way. The wealthy, however, do try very hard to push it in that direction. And without regulation of the economy, they tend to succeed.

The christian church can do nothing to change it. Christians and their churches have actually done quite the opposite; they've proven themselves to be very susceptible to being manipulated and deceived.

Answer 2

It isn's desinged that way, as there is not intelligent force behind the formation of society, it just ends up that way.
The Christian church's have done a lot over the past 2,000 years to change it, and done a lot to make things worse. The answer won;t come through just charitable work, although that can be helpful, the systems that have been attempted as a means of stopping it from happening ahve failed, communism for one was, among other things, meant to equalize everyone. In addition to being an impossible governmental structure, it also ended up with the same issues, the rich (or powerful party leaders) got richer and the poor got poorer.
Capitalism by its nature creates loosers, and rewards the winners (read as poor getting poorer, rich getting richer) yes it causes problems, but it is the best so far. Human nature is the problem more than society.

Answer 3

Society is not designed that way, the people in power have every opportunity to change it but don't. Cutting takes for the rich completely is stupid. Then the construction worker who works on the road has to pay to fix the road. And as prices are going up, they need to raise the minimum wage otherwise the poor and middles classes will just keep sinking. The rich will have their little upper class and with no taxes, and incresing money and power and it will turn into a communistic society, and communism doesn't work. Just read Animal Farm by George Orwell.

I don't think the Christians will do anything because what Christians care about the poor nowadays and actually do anything to help them? They sit there and complain about the immigrants without giving a thought about how the bible says to help the poor. Why are they so against gay people getting married because the bible says marriage is between a man and a woman, yet not against people being rich when the bible says "it is easier to fit a camel through the head of a pin then for a rich person to get into heaven". Both are against the bible, but the people in power say "NO ABORTION!" and the Christians say "NO ABORTION!". The politicians say "NO GAY MARRIAGE!!" and the Christians say "NO GAY MARRIAGE!!" The politicians say "TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH! LIBERALS ARE EVIL THEY SAY YES TO ABORTION! TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH! DON'T BE A TRAITOR TO YOUR COUTRY VOTE FOR US! TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH! DON'T RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE! IMMIGRANTS COST YOU" and Christians say "I'M NOT A TRAITOR, TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH!!!" With out even thinking that the politicians are being greedy and want the money. Christians haven't done anything about any problems we have now, maybe they will when we are trying to overthrow Napoleon and the other Pigs (If you read animal farm you will know what I mean)

The Christians could stop worrying about being loyal and start thinking of WHO they are being loyal to, the politicians or the actual people of this country and who is benefitting and who is suffering. If the Christians actually did what the bible said and helped the poor and wanted to help the poor and voted to help the poor maybe something could happen. But they'd just rather tote around their guns saying "NO GAY MARRAIGE! NO ABORTION!" then actually follow the bible.

Answer 4

The design of society is not meant that way, but that is the way it is going. Exxon is the PRIME example of how society is going. People need to work, they must get back and forth, so Exxon knows this and raises it's prices to feed on the poor. I had to quit my job because I could not afford the gas it took to run 110 miles to work and back each day. So, I get poorer while Exxon gets richer!!!!! Rent is another example. While most renters do not get rich, from people who are too poor to afford a home, they keep raising the rents beyond what a person earning 10 dollars an hour can afford. GREED is the name of the game, and that equals, those that have get, those that don't, get left behind.

Answer 5

Depends on the society.

A profit driven society is by nature designed that way.

Profit means you get more than the original value so usually the one who worked the hardest i.e., the farmer, the labor or, the builder often makes the least on the product.

Since the idea of property ownership, this is even more true. The money makes money. Most of the rich in America are "trust fund babies", living off the money their parents/ancestors made when slavery was legal and land could only be owned by white males. Most money throughout history has been made not by the rare inventor/small business owner but by mobs, wars, sweatshops, and irresponsible liquidation of common resources.
Everything is easier for them all through life because no matter how you put it poverty is hard, mentally and physically. This nonsense that someone can work that much harder and be that much richer is just rationalizing selfishness and greed. Its distribution of common resources. Some work hard and smart for a sliver of the pie and some are lazy and stupid and have far more than their share.

I myself could go to school with a full stomach because my parents bought a house when you could still afford them on a working class salary. (Not to mention the extra baggage for kids with no stay at home parent)They worked hard all their lives and saved but they will probably die poor. Working class wages are even worse now and college out of reach for most in America. So how does someone just making it, like most of us, get richer...luck or inheritance, if it was work we would be rich.

The Christians could help by remembering "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the gates of Heaven.”
They could focus their efforts on protecting recourses in common and working towards social justice, sustainability and non violence.

And to their credit........ Many do.

Answer 6

It is not designed that way but has grown to be that way. but do not take in account those who worked very hard to get there and are helping others to do the same.
The problem is we are giving the money (that's good), but need to offer them more, teach them how to be more, help them get to that success level. But it alot of work, each and everyone of us would have coorporate, starting with the head of gorvernment. This economy that we have now is not helping the middle class and the poors, things are only getting better for the rich.

Answer 7

1. Wealth is society entrusting you with assets. If you mismanage the assets, society will take the assets away. And, if you lose something that was given to you, the world will never forgive you for being so stupid.

2. The Christian church, whoever they are, and whatever brand would do well to seek community outreach instead of political influence or hiring consultants for bigger television audiences.

added details: ?"? looks illiterate or like a hunt & pecker on the keyboard. I certainly don't worry about literacy on religious questions however.

Answer 8

Basically, that's the reason modern society exists, for the powerful to control the masses.

The church is part of the problem, not the solution. It was taken over long ago by those same powerful people to provide legitimacy to the concept of authority, and god fashioned after ancient tyrant kings to keep people enslaved psychologically in addition to via brute force.

Answer 9

Some people have better thing to do than "rise to the top".

Kind hearted, moral folks who work for justice and look out for others do not get rich.

The Christian Churches could try changing their priorities.

Answer 10

no, we see so many people in middle class, so everyone is getting richer. Church can do nothing about this. Only politicians can change things around, religions have no power to do anything.