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More wisdom from Supply Side Jesus (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

So I have never actually understood the name of this meme. Why "supply side"? What does that mean?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's from supply-side economics:

Supply-side economics is a macroeconomic theory postulating that economic growth can be most effectively fostered by lowering taxes, decreasing regulation, and allowing free trade.

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[+] [email protected] -14 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Might want to re-read the Parable of the Talents sometime.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

yeah remember when Jesus said "if I were to feed you, it would disincentivize you from finding a job and just enable your laziness. Use your god-given talents to feed yourself you moocher" and then gave all the fish and bread to the rich?

[+] [email protected] -7 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Use your god-given talents to feed yourself you moocher" and then gave all the fish and bread to the rich?

That's literally what the Parable of the Talents is about. Matthew 25:14-30 if you are having trouble finding it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Wow this Jesus guy is starting to sound like kind of a dick

In all seriousness, respect for showing up with the receipts. I don’t put much stock in the book myself, but I learned a bit more about it today.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It's almost like I worded the end exactly like that because I know that's LiTeRaLlY what it says you utter cabbage. I was just parodying your Supply Side Jesus concept further; it's not like that was the central message that Jesus had, except in conservative readings of course

[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Supply Side Jesus isn't MY concept, in fact, it was Al Franken (yes, the senator) who came up with it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies_and_the_Lying_Liars_Who_Tell_Them

https://www.beliefnet.com/news/2003/09/the-gospel-of-supply-side-jesus.aspx

Now Franken of course is a Jew, so it's easy to see why he might have a bone to pick with Christianity.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Supply Side Jesus isn’t MY concept, in fact, it was Al Franken (yes, the senator) who came up with it.

No shit? And yes, that was sarcasm – just so you don't take that literally as well.

Now Franken of course is a Jew, so it’s easy to see why he might have a bone to pick with Christianity.

That's certainly a take.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 months ago

That's certainly a take.

I mean, I hope I'm not saying anything too controversial here, but I think it's pretty well understood that one of the major theological differences between Christians and Jews is how they feel about Jesus.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's why 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck! All they have to do is invest the pennies they have left over! Crazy how a group of people that motherfucking huge aren't just pulling themselves up by their bootstraps!

[+] [email protected] -15 points 4 months ago (12 children)

I think the moral of that story is that you should at least make a bare minimum effort in order to justify your existence. The Parable of the Wedding feast has a very similar lean: there, a guy gets thrown out of the wedding (after having been invited for free because the original guests wouldn't come) because he wouldn't even dress up for it.

The point is, there ARE examples of Jesus cutting people off because they're not worth his continued investment in them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but your point sounds like, "[The god of my religion] does not find your existence is worth enough to help, therefore, the United States Government is not obligated to change a system where 60% of it's citizens are not financially stable."

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but your point sounds like "the God of YOUR religion better not be telling the God of MY religion what to do."

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 4 months ago (7 children)

I hate when the far right says, "Who's gonna pay for it?!" Referring to any program that would help the poor or needy... What would Jesus do? Asshole.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Magic?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Did Jesus ever teach anyone to fish? I remember the story where he just gave people fish. 🤔

So it seems Jesus is only good with feeding people for a day, instead of the rest of their lives. 😌

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Jesus would make sure they are tested for drugs before curing their leprosy.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Jesus would make a dupping glitch with food

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago

There's a bill in the Canadian senate right now for UBI, and yeah, this is what the conservatives are saying.

For anyone interested in the bill: https://www.ubiworks.ca/guaranteed-livable-basic-income

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is heresy.

He would explain that the baker and fishermen had an inviolable right that their craftsmanship not be replicated without their permission.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago

Yeah. You wouldn't download some kid's lunch of bread and fish!

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