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Labor unions cause dis-union by discriminating between members and non-members.  They create the two “evils of macroeconomics:” Unemployment and Inflation.

God wants humans to be free, and He approves of work, thus He would probably support the Gig Economy.  And, Jesus was probably a “gigster.”

Jesus told the story of a free-market capitalist Samaritan, who owned his goods, and made the free-market choice to use them to serve a fellow human in need.

There are two requirements for taxes: Efficiency and Equality.  We should reward what we want (income) and punish what we don’t want (consumption.)  Thus, Jesus would probably favor a fair fax over a progressive income tax.

Government should be big enough to discourage the fallen nature, but not big enough to feed it.

The intersection of Christianity and Economics is freedom.  That freedom enriches countries.  And, the natural desire for supply to meet demand encourages world peace.

Sweatshops are acceptable, if three rules apply: 1. The employee chose to be there.   2. The employee is richer at the end of the workday.  3. Reasonable safety rules apply.

The US should not return to the gold standard.  It would reduce the supply of dollars, which would lower the purchasing power of the poor.

Reparations violate our Christian belief, they are not legally reasonable, economically nor financially calculable.  And, they are regressive.

Three things cause happiness: Religion, freedom, and work.  That’s why Free Market Capitalism is so important to the Christian Economist.