Sen. Marco Rubio's "Common Good Capitalism" (read: Catholicism)

Never thought I'd agree with Rubio on anything. And yet, here we are.

Here is what Pope Francis said:

Pope Francis: Inclusive capitalism leaves no one behind

Michie said:

Here is what Pope Francis said:

Pope Francis: Inclusive capitalism leaves no one behind

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I support just about anything that ensures that everybody gets a chance to be their best selves and an opportunity to rise up.

That attitude has resulted in me being called a "socialist" by people who think Fortune 20 companies deserve huge welfare benefits from the government.

thecolorsblend said:

I support just about anything that ensures that everybody gets a chance to be their best selves and an opportunity to rise up.

That attitude has resulted in me being called a "socialist" by people who think Fortune 20 companies deserve huge welfare benefits from the government.

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I don't think a lot of people really understand the label: 'socialism.'

Personal responsibilities and duties of the most fortunate in society to the less fortunate in society to also have opportunity and services in life does not equal the form of socialism they are thinking of.

Michie said:

I don't think a lot of people really understand the label: 'socialism.'

Personal responsibilities and duties of the most fortunate in society to the less fortunate in society to also have opportunity and services in life does not equal the form of socialism they are thinking of.

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To be fair, America has been socialist in degrees since at least the 1930's. Socialism can take a wide variety of forms.

The reality is that everybody is a capitalist until their issue(s) of choice comes along. Then the socialist comes out.

In truth, a purely capitalistic system is probably a very unpleasant place to live. In the final analysis, profit is fine in its place. But profit is never more important than people. We are humans; not walking revenue-generators.