Don't fall into the trap of choosing the "lesser of two evils" just because they look like polar opposites, FITZ. Remember, Karl Marx and Ayn Rand were both atheists.
Pursuit of Liberty: Rerum Novarum. 16-30, The Church, the Rich, and the Poor
Well --- I'm a Catholic and I'll still go to Mass today --- and I know how the Catholic Church wants it's wealthy Catholics to practice charity and give alms to the poor --- but as an American I don't believe in that set up --- I believe in a self-reliant middle class --- taxes for international poverty programs are not the answer --- we need to promote the middle class -- a society built around people being able to work themselves into a comfortable lifestyle --- not waiting for some wealthy guy to hand them over a few coins.