tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post3333311394969941391..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: Money! Money! Money!Sriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-7297695499990928892016-07-05T07:16:05.353-07:002016-07-05T07:16:05.353-07:00If such posts annoy you folks, then I can always g...If such posts annoy you folks, then I can always go back to writing about death ;)Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-30694256900377819282016-07-04T20:20:29.278-07:002016-07-04T20:20:29.278-07:00Ramesh - at least he's not writing about death...Ramesh - at least he's not writing about death.<br /><br />You have repeatedly commented that religious people don't care about the poor, that we do nothing. I wholeheartedly disagree. Tithing is an ancient concept still practiced by many. Not all the tithe goes to the church; charitable organizations are encouraged. Many who cannot afford to give money give time. Many give both. I could introduce you to dozens on any given Sunday morning at 9:30. Perhaps we don't publicize our donations like Zuckerberg and Gates and other billionaires, but perhaps we care for the poor because it is the right thing to do, not because we want to increase market share.<br />Anne in Salemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-61067878328451779322016-07-02T06:56:57.755-07:002016-07-02T06:56:57.755-07:00Just because I am a "godless," it does n...Just because I am a "godless," it does not mean that I am a commie ;) <br />My left-of-center political economic framework means that any day I am more willing to help out (by contributing my share) the ones who are struggling. Important and difficult questions for all of us to think through, but the politics of all these means that the public policy discussions are far from thoughtful :(Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-31721516592395607832016-07-01T22:05:49.615-07:002016-07-01T22:05:49.615-07:00I'm no communist, but I'm also not a free ...I'm no communist, but I'm also not a free market enthusiast. My religion, which largely forms my beliefs in all things (including economics) espouses protection of the poor but not much on capitalism vs socialism. Many devout Christians give shares of their wealth to the poor, while one of the pillars of Islam is to give money to the poor.<br /><br />That puts me somewhere between the systems. The capitalist tells me to leave the poor to suffer because they earned it, while the communist tells me I'm required to share my wealth. Neither expects me to be charitable.Mike Hothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-56996556214586379932016-07-01T09:20:18.177-07:002016-07-01T09:20:18.177-07:00But you have not provided one iota of explanation ...But you have not provided one iota of explanation for "You couldn't be more wrong in your depiction of pro market god believing people, or that of markets and capitalism itself." I can't be wrong simply because you deem so ... ;)Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-9490569783818942292016-07-01T08:05:05.145-07:002016-07-01T08:05:05.145-07:00You couldn't be more wrong in your depiction o...You couldn't be more wrong in your depiction of pro market god believing people, or that of markets and capitalism itself.<br /><br />Mike, Anne, we have to wean the good Prof away from Soviet writers :)Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com