I have heard Hugo Chavez and some other leaders say that the Bible teaches socialism. I have a verse for them:
2 Thessalonians 3:10 – “For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”

Of course, a government should not impede citizens from working for themselves, in a business they want to pursue. If a government makes it illegal or too much of a hassle to do business, and then offer slavery to welfare hand-outs as the alternative, that is evil.

Same with housing. If regulations and building codes make it too expensive to have housing, and people are forced to be a servant to banks all their lives and to the government, that also is a great evil in the world. The people who are labeled as “poor” yet can build a house out of materials at hand, ask no one permission to do so, inform no one that they did so, and do with their land what they want, THOSE are the free and rich people.