Why Does Atheism and Left-Wing Politics Usually Go Together?

[DeistPaladin]

In capitalism, the distribution is based on how much work you put in.

Um...not exactly.....

Work hard, and you get more.

Whenceforth cometh the working poor?

I'm working my ass off in my business. Competition from Chinese outsourcing has sliced one of my departments into a third of its former self, when we peaked in 2001. That, in turn, has affected my other major department since work from one feeds into the other. The systematic destruction of the middle-class in America has also impacted my business, so now the pie has shrunk and I'm competing with China for a slice of it.

I know we'll make it through these times but it's a stressful struggle and my work and stress aren't exactly yielding a high lifestyle. I'm still deep in debt from my wife who had the nerve to almost die on me twice in the last two years. Fortunately, we're one of the lucky Americans who have health insurance so her care was only ruinously expensive.

There was a time when I saw a stronger relationship between hard work, dedication and success. Now, I'm not so sure. The banksters on Wall Street seem to do well but small businesses like myself are scratching and clawing just to stay alive.