I have to say that I was shocked by the “profit aversion” discovery among, otherwise, very nice people. But, the idea cropped up again just this weekend in the “Letter to the Parishioners” from our Pastor. He pointed out that the Catholic Church was Pro-Life, Pro-Fair-work, Pro-fair treatment of workers, but “not necessarily pro-profit”.
My jaw dropped when I read that (and he’s a Republican) becaue he certainly wants all of us to give HIM our profits for the support of the church.
Where did this idea come from that PROFIT is a bad thing? Making a profit is the ONLY way employers can improve the lot of the workers.
I’d like to be able to work with my hands; whenever my father would fix something up when we lived in a two-story home, I would rarely be able to help him out. He wouldn’t let me nail any drywall, or put mud on the drywall, or fill a hole in our yard with concrete. I’d still like to be able to make things and build with my hands.
To the FReepers: there are still us young people out there that don’t want a business job, living that all day. I want a job that requires my body to work, not just my mind.
What such people fail to understand is that, if business profit were suddenly outlawed, everyone who had invested in business for the sake of the profit would immediately put their capital into other types of investments. Business and industry would end immediately.
Next time you see this guy you should ask if he wants the US to become like a great big Zimbabwe.