[Alex Murphy]

1. The church’s call for a living wage is nothing new.
2. Minimum wage is not a living wage.
3. Wages aren’t the only place where the workplace should improve.
4. The local Catholic Church sees the effects of poverty up close.
5. Pope Francis is on board.

6. There's a Presbyterian church right down the road, if you don't like socialism.

[goldstategop]

Catholics are not socialists. But Catholic Social Teaching does not believe an unfettered free market is a moral good. We are entitled to earn and keep the fruits of our labor. But what we don’t use, we should give to others so they can benefit from us. We all see the effects of poverty. Improving the lot of those less fortunate than us draws us closer to God.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

"6. There's a Presbyterian church right down the road, if you don't like socialism."

Or rather, if you want a bigger dose of it.