THE PLAGUE OF MISERY

there is an intrinsic ethical dimension to every political decision.

the global economy can never be separated from the solidarity market. the plague of misery affecting peoples and families continue to drive deep wedges between the rich and the poor of this global community. this plague includes credit card companies and banks that charge 18% plus, enticing people to consumerism.

the plague also includes the immorality of foreign debts. they are crushing debts that feeds the spiral of poverty in many less developed nations. it is quite a paradox that side by side with the advances of the economy, science and technology, there is an increase in poverty.

technical progress is not everything. true progress enables us to practice our preferential love for the poor.