he Function of the Poor in a Christian World
poor are there to do the dangerous, dirty, dead-end, temporary/seasonal, under paid undignified, menial jobs. Cleaning sewers, supermarket checkouts, picking cotton – that sort of thing. Nobody is going to do these things in heaven, so why should the True Christian do them now when God gave us the poor?
2. Subsidize the activities or the normal True Christian: domestics, tourist guides, hotel and staff, etc. Nobody wants to pay outrageous prices for these services, so the poor do them.
3 They act as guinea-pigs for testing drugs. Their diseases are treated with “innovative treatments” and if they work and are safe, the normal True Christian can benefit as an adjunct to prayer. They get a few dollars for their blood, etc.
4. They create jobs for the professions who service the poor such as the police and prison officers, prostitutes, pawn shops, the army, etc. Now normally, you don’t want many of these, but, if you do, it is the poor who keeps them available and in business.
5. they buy good nobody else wants and thus prolong the life of these things – day-old bread, secondhand clothes, automobiles and they occupy buildings that are falling apart. This means that you get a better return on your investments.
2. Subsidize the activities or the normal True Christian: domestics, tourist guides, hotel and staff, etc. Nobody wants to pay outrageous prices for these services, so the poor do them.
3 They act as guinea-pigs for testing drugs. Their diseases are treated with “innovative treatments” and if they work and are safe, the normal True Christian can benefit as an adjunct to prayer. They get a few dollars for their blood, etc.
4. They create jobs for the professions who service the poor such as the police and prison officers, prostitutes, pawn shops, the army, etc. Now normally, you don’t want many of these, but, if you do, it is the poor who keeps them available and in business.
5. they buy good nobody else wants and thus prolong the life of these things – day-old bread, secondhand clothes, automobiles and they occupy buildings that are falling apart. This means that you get a better return on your investments.
