Tag: good intentions
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Economic Fallacies: “The Piety Fallacy”
The Piety fallacy is uncritical action based on pietistic interpretations of scripture without regard to actual outcomes resulting from those actions. This fallacy has a variety of expressions. In the previous post, I pointed to the jubilee code in Leviticus 25 and its use in the debate over debt cancellation and wealth distribution in developing…
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Putin plan to reward mothers backfires
From the Telegraph: Putin plan to reward mothers backfires (HT Scott Gilbreath) In a state of the nation address last spring, he proposed a package of incentives, including a £5,000 payout to mothers who give birth for a second time – in a country where average wages are just £150 a month. The money, however,…
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What Would Jesus Tax?
From TCS Daily: What Would Jesus Tax? Excellent article! "When Jesus tells us he will regard the way we treat the hungry, the homeless, the stranger, the sick, and the prisoner as if we were treating him that way, it likely means he wouldn't think capital gains tax cuts for the wealthy and food stamp…