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

[jonb]

I think there might be a problem with the practicality of your argument Tiberius. A society which does not directly support those at the bottom, tends to have large sections of population predisposed to crime. As such it can cost far more to secure your property, and your ability to make money than would be the case if you supported that population directly through a taxation system. As such It is often harder in such an environment to establish yourself than it is in a European liberal democracy. So the way you have expressed your case it would seem to work against those who wish to establish themselves when starting from a relatively a low position.