A Minnesota Neighborhood Testing the “No Police” Policy
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You should talk to my wife and kids
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@Doctor-Phibes said in A Minnesota Neighborhood Testing the “No Police” Policy:
@Jolly said in A Minnesota Neighborhood Testing the “No Police” Policy:
@Doctor-Phibes said in A Minnesota Neighborhood Testing the “No Police” Policy:
I know a couple of people in the UK who are well-lefty and very right-on, and have actually given up on the idea of conventional careers, and run a charity cafe in the middle of town, and basically get nothing at all financially.
Of course, it's arguable whether this was a deliberate sacrifice or not, or whether they just couldn't hack it in the corporate world, but the guy, who used to be a friend of mine (we lost touch ages ago), is very academically gifted, but has always been very progressive - at least, for the last 30 odd years.
There's a tendency to dismiss these people as losers rather than somebody who has self-sacrificed. Hard to know, really.
Get rid of all the social programs that allow them to live their lifestyle at the expense of others, and see how that rock flies...
You could say that about any number of people who do 'good works'. Quite a few who don't, come to that. A priest lives at the expense of others, and is exempt from paying taxes like the rest of us.
What is the typical salary of a priest and where does most of his daily sustenance come from? The government?
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@Doctor-Phibes said in A Minnesota Neighborhood Testing the “No Police” Policy:
@Jolly said in A Minnesota Neighborhood Testing the “No Police” Policy:
@Doctor-Phibes said in A Minnesota Neighborhood Testing the “No Police” Policy:
I know a couple of people in the UK who are well-lefty and very right-on, and have actually given up on the idea of conventional careers, and run a charity cafe in the middle of town, and basically get nothing at all financially.
Of course, it's arguable whether this was a deliberate sacrifice or not, or whether they just couldn't hack it in the corporate world, but the guy, who used to be a friend of mine (we lost touch ages ago), is very academically gifted, but has always been very progressive - at least, for the last 30 odd years.
There's a tendency to dismiss these people as losers rather than somebody who has self-sacrificed. Hard to know, really.
Get rid of all the social programs that allow them to live their lifestyle at the expense of others, and see how that rock flies...
You could say that about any number of people who do 'good works'. Quite a few who don't, come to that. A priest lives at the expense of others, and is exempt from paying taxes like the rest of us.
No, priests are paid a salary for work performed, and they pay income tax on their earnings just like anyone else.
