Yea, yea. The Republicans are big on the Matthew Effect since their whole way of thinking is built predestinationist Calvinism and harsh capitalism. When they ask why should be 85% who have healthcare be "punished" in order to help the 15%, what they are saying is that charity is punishment, and as stern masters they want to protect a system where "he who has nothing, even what he has will be given to him who has much":
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Yea, yea. The Republicans are big on the Matthew Effect since their whole way of thinking is built predestinationist Calvinism and harsh capitalism. When they ask why should be 85% who have healthcare be "punished" in order to help the 15%, what they are saying is that charity is punishment, and as stern masters they want to protect a system where "he who has nothing, even what he has will be given to him who has much":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect
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