#18.5 Against Billionaires: the Thomistic Argument (Part 2/2)
Elliot, James, and Tom continue our discussion and consider how Thomistic economic principles (and the love of Jesus Christ) applies to the existence of billionaires.
Links
Thomas Aquinas on Money: ST I-II Q2 A1 co., on theft in case of dire need: II-II Q66 A7, on the profit motive: II-II Q77 A4
"History's Largest Mining Operation is About to Begin" | Atlantic
"A Shocking Percentage of World's CO2 Emissions Is Directly Traced to Multinationals" | Science Alert
Outline
0m The Thomistic case against billionaires
11:30 Thomist thoughts on the definition of "theft"
15:00 Discussing hoarding, and the wealth of billionaires shown to scale
26:25 The environmental issue; the impossibility of regulating billionaires
34:08 The love of enemies vs. class envy
47:20 Spiritual warfare and the rampant occultism of the billionaire class
55:00 Closing Prayer
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