The Wealthy In Canada Are NOT Cheating You

[J0E]

I hate to drag this into Bible terroritory but I'm a bit surprised by your attitude given what the Bible, including Jesus, says about greed and excessive wealth. I understand the envy piece but the greed bit still gets me.

I am so tired of secular people twisting what Jesus said to suit their own tastes..



Wealth is not evil by itself..

I don't think wealth/money is evil in itself either. for example if a charity raises a million dollars to build a facility to help the homeless (such as the Christchurch Cathedral in Vancouver), then the money is being used for the benefit of the people, especially the poorest and the homeless. The money will be used from various donors (including the rich) to help them. So how is that evil?



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Budget & Timeline

The projected cost for this final phase of Cathedral Restoration and Renewal is $7.5 million:

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[J0E]

I don't resent a society for having rich people. It really depends on how well the wealth is distributed and who benefits from it.

For example, Norway has numerous billionaires:



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[/The highest ever number of billionaires in Norway's history was revealed in Kapital's list of the country's 400 richest people who all had wealth in excess of half a billion kroner.

At the same time, it enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, one of the highest minimum wages ($16-20 per hour), a great education system, one of the best social healthcare systems in the world and one of the lowest poverty rates of any nation (as low as 1% according to some sources).

In addition, Norway also has over $1 trillion in its Sovereign (Oil Heritage) fund. Alberta by contrast, has saved just $19 billion and has over 10 times the amount of oil reserves. The rich there also pay a considerable amount of tax to fund its generous social benefits. At least 50%.



However, another nation, high in oil reserves and billionaires is different story. Mexico has the world's richest man, Carlos Slim Helu.



Yet reports indicate that he and his fellow billionaires there pay hardly any or relatively little tax. Meanwhile, much of the country lives in poverty, its infrastructure is falling apart, its water undrinkable due to proper sewage facilities.



The Norwegian people are prospering and Norway is considered one of the best countries to live. ON the other hand, the Mexican people are suffering, the nation is in the midst of what is essentially a civil war based largely on social disparity (The Drug War).



So, it's possible that wealth can impart good as is the case with Norway. But it's also possible that it can be used to oppress much of the population as is the case with Mexico.



A nation can choose the former, as in the case of Norway, or the latter as is the case with Mexico.



So it's a matter of choice.