The Absurd GOP

[Angrboda]

I'm reminded of a point about altruism, that while atheists tend to give less to charity than the religious, that does not mean they are less charitable -- they simply prefer to institutionalize their charity through taxes and social safety nets created with those taxes. At the same time, you can't simply ceteris paribus compare nations with more extensive social safety nets and official GDP because the wealth that the citizenry of such nations enjoy is not included in the standard measure of GDP, and yet it is a form of wealth nonetheless.