They should be allowed to, because this is a free country, they just shouldn't actually do it, because it's not good for the kids.
I know, and I felt kind of bad because she really seems to genuinely want a cat-dog hybrid, but I just couldn't help myself. ;)
I couldn't sleep, so I came down here to get an english muffin.
Point redistribution differs from wealth redistribution in two ways:
- We won't die of starvation if we don't get points.
- Points are given out via a consistent set of rules that reward all members equally for equal participation. Wealth is distributed unevenly, in most cases justifiable rewarding hard work, imagination, or risk, but also often pooling in the hands of a few people by virtue of their position. (I know that's overly simplistic, but I'm just trying to point out that money is often not distributed evenly).
Personally, I don't believe in redistributing wealth, but I do believe in structuring society to distribute wealth more evenly in the first place, such as through minimum wage and labor unions.
P.S. I also think we need to have support for bulleted lists in these edit boxes. I totally tried to do this above using html tags, but they were ignored. :(
This particular data comes just from the UK, but I see no reason why it would be different elsewhere. However, if someone has this data on a more global scale, it would be interesting to see.
Not yet, but my cat and dog have been working on it for years. I'm sure they're close to getting it. ;)
Dang, I was going to say exactly that. You beat me by 50 minutes. ;)
but compare Christian secular giving to Muslim and Jewish total giving
Do you have a reference to back this up? I didn't see this explained in the article I referenced, so I'm wondering if you're pulling that info from another reference.
I don't think their tracking donations directly, they're doing a poll and asking people how much they donate and what their religion is. Therefore, assuming people are honest, the poll is really recording how much people think they donate, not how much they really donate.
Sorry. I think I was trying to be indirect or something. Clearly it wasn't an effective strategy. I changed the title to be a little more clear.
