There is an attitude today that expects the government to do more for us; that says we have rights to bigger handouts; that thinks the 'Christian' thing for a government to do would be to tax big industries harder so welfare programs can increase; an attitude that regards big companies as impersonal evil entities who owe us something.
A big company is nothing more than a lot of individuals like you and me who bought shares, putting their money and hard work together to provide a better service. What's wrong with that? You're free to join them by becoming a shareholder.
I mean, let's say a Woolworths opens in a town like Coominya, QLD. Sure, the single corner store in Coominya will experience a reduction in its daytime sales. And some die-hard Left-leaning people will call Woolworths all sorts of evil names.
But think of the advantages to everyone else living in or near Coominya. They would be able to buy most of their groceries in one location instead of having to drive all the way to Ipswich or Gatton to get certain things. And things would be cheaper, because Woolworths can buy in bulk and sell at cheaper prices than a corner store. Dozens and dozens of locals could get jobs - casual, fulltime, apprenticeships, management positions - instead of needing to drive to Brisbane to work.
Think of all the savings in time, petrol, and prices - and think of all the wages. Now multiply those savings by the number of people living in the Shire - 15,000 people. Potentially the area could be $200,000 better off combined PER WEEK as a result of a Woolworths opening in the area. And yet some people would rather see all those people lose all those blessings just so the daytime takings of one corner shop doesn't go down. They'll call the big company all sorts of names. They'll blame the Liberal Party.
See how counterproductive that is? How selfish! They'd rather disadvantage 14,999 people just so one person doesn't have to change.
The corner store owners don't have to be disadvantaged either. They can buy shares in Woolworths - that way they can benefit from Woolworth's success too. And they can also change the nature of their business to meet a need.
For example, they could open late-nights when Woolworths is closed. Or they could start stocking products that locals need which Woolworths doesn't stock. Or, they could instead use their resources and time to start providing a service to people in the area which isn't currently being offered. That way Coominya keeps becoming a better and better place.
It's silly to hold progress back - silly to make everyone in Coominya keep paying corner store prices, or drive all the way to Gatton and Ipswich for groceries, or drive all the way to Brisbane to work - just so one corner store's profits don't go down!
I've heard people criticizing Ikea for using self-service automated checkouts instead of employing checkout staff. They even called in unChristian and selfish.
But look at it this way. For one thing, Ikea has lots of shareholders many of whom could be Christians like you and me - so the more profit they make, the more God's work can advance. And the more profits they make, the more the company can expand and employ more people.
Why employ people unnecessarily as checkout operators when technology provides a more efficient system? That isn't being a good steward of our time and resources!
Instead, it means all those people who would otherwise have spent 40 hrs a week employed as checkout staff, are now freed-up to go and be productive in another field where they are actually needed. So society benefits. Everyone benefits. Plus, everyone is free to buy shares in Ikea.
But we'd rather bash Ikea. We'd rather criticize Woolworths. Do you see how our so-called 'Christian' ideas against big business and conservative government actually hinders progress and prosperity? It creates poverty. It's self-centred. It's lazy. It shifts blame onto others. It's unjust. It's judgmental. It's critical. It's unequal and unfair against other hardworking shareholders. And yet people, even Christians, think it's their 'right'.
This is why even the poor are actually better-off under conservative policies than under eftwing socialist policies.
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