If I was a writing teacher (and someone turned this in) I would anally violate this essay. If you are bored, you can anally violate it too. If you are interested in getting deeper into the issues, thats even better.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52402
On a scriptural level (ignoring the other problems) this author is ignoring the fact that our society is radically different from the one Jesus directly commented on. That fact demands we translate some of Jesus's ideas to the present environment; in particular, the role of the state has radically changed. Although Jesus did not comment on the role of the state in redistributing wealth, he really didn't have an opportunity, and if he had tried to no one would have understood (much less written it done for modern commentators to read).
I respect private philanthropy, and I recognize that many wealthy people in our society are trying to do constructive and altruistic things (Bill Gates IMO being a good example). I also know that many aren't. The secular debate about these things today is complicated, but Jesus's statements in the bible about the self-interested wealthy are not.
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