> >next time you see a hungry homeless man on the street, ask
> >yourself what would be of more benefit to him: (1) empathy,
> >compassion, and humanity; or (2) water, food, and shelter.
> >Now, what economic system is likely to produce the most
> >water, food, and shelter for the most people?
>
> Excellent question. Looking at (for example) the proportion of visible
> hungry homeless people in the USA and Australia (that nest of socialist
> vipers), I think the answer is revealing.
> I'm sure there's an excuse, though.
Probably "self-selected sample" is the best excuse. To be
an intellectually honest argument, you would have to look at
ALL or a randomly selected sample of nations, have some
a priori measurement of "societal freedom" and "poverty",
and draw a correlation. The US and Australia aren't really
that different in either regard. And "visible" is not a
criterion I would use at all: hungry is hungry; if they
exist, it is better than we can see them.
-- Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com> <http://www.piclab.com/lee/> "All inventions or works of authorship original to me, herein and past, are placed irrevocably in the public domain, and may be used or modified for any purpose, without permission, attribution, or notification."--LDC
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