It is the expressed admonishment of Christian doctrine not to pile up wealth for oneself, or to use it to exploit others. Yet it is the express purpose of capitalism to pile up as wealth for oneself, and then use it to exploit everyone else to gain more. There is no "balance" to be truck, here, that I can see. We either take what we need, and pass the rest on to others, or we take everything we can get and use it to gain control of more. Are you saying that Christians should only keep some of the wealth they acquire, and use it to gain control of only some more?
I help a dying friend to the point I have trouble paying my own bills. I still have my own familial responsibilities however. Starve myself to death and my friend has no one to turn to. God isn't paying her bills. Wealth should be "piled up" so that it can invest in the community. Business owners, large or small, who use their businesses as personal piggy banks aren't doing their job. They are stealing from their own business and the community at large. Capitalism doesn't have to be equated with theft, though it often is used that way. There can be such a thing as socially responsible capitalism.
Taking away all but life's necessities (and in the 21st century, I'd add more things to "necessities" than just food, water, and shelter) will only leave people miserable. The bigots in this country have been conned into thinking their problems come from a multitude of every minority except the jerks who are stiffing them. "Lower-middle middle class" should be the goal, not outright poverty nor obscene wealth. Moderation is the key.
I agree that Jesus wouldn't approve of capitalism, but he bummed off everyone else's dime and used magic to get anything he couldn't afford either way. He doesn't get to lecture people about how to spend wealth. People who contribute do.
that was the idea of the talents parable. everyone comes in empty handed and is lent resources based on their capabilities.
It wasn't really their capabilities, though. They were just the slaves who showed up at the meeting. That some were talented and one was not was irrelevant. The average citizen in the king's kingdom did not have the "privilege" of getting investment funds.
Socialist feudalism didn't do that.
I dunno, the Black Plague evened things out a bit.
Captitolism is a means to improve your lot. Unlike socialism which would rather have everything static.
There are plenty of capitalistic businesses in this country who want handouts to maintain a status quo that true capitalism would say they don't deserve.
"But, Congress, we need the bailout because we have to spend billions on top talent in leadership!"
"But you're broke. How talented can they be?"
"But Congress, we need to dig up black rocks because my grandpappy's grandpappy did."
"But you're in the hospital every three minutes because your lungs are black."
"But Congress, we need to dig up black liquid to power homes."
"But only so many plants died millions of years ago and the sun's still got at least a few million years going for it."
"But Congress, we need US tax breaks."
"But you moved your business overseas."
If we were completely honest, we aren't nearly as beholden to capitalism as perhaps we SHOULD be.