Society
Exploring "Why" questions about Society
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why do churches get freedom from taxes
Not just churches, but all non profit charitable organizations can have tax exempt status. There are certain legal guidelines that they must follow.
Why do the vast majority of good police officers and other form of L.E. protect the “bad apples” and not outcast/ help remove them?
Cop here. Truly "bad" cops don't want to get caught. If they're doing something shady, they're probably hiding it.
Why does antisemitism refer only to the Jewish people even though the term “Semite” encompasses both Arabs and Jews?
Because the term was coined by people who used it to refer to groups that specifically hated Jews (Such as the Nazis), not groups that hated Jews and/or Arabs (For example, the Nazis got along pretty
Why isn’t the court case accusing the Canadian government of subverting the Bank of Canada Act a big deal?
This isn't much of an explanation, but I'd like to point out that I'm a Canadian who reads the news multiple times a day and I haven't heard about this at all.
Why does it seem like there is so many cases of police brutality/abuse/misbehaviour in the US compared to other developed countries?
Well nobody's mentioned the war on drugs, so I will. The answers given by others so far are correct, but the war on drugs has also contributed to the level of violence in this country. By criminalizin
Why medical establishments can charge outrageously high prices for their services, when the identical procedure can be done somewhere else for a fraction of the price? On the same note, how is it e…
> Can someone please explain to me what in the hell is going on here? What is going on is that the American healthcare system is a sad joke.
why is tax money used to build sports stadiums?
Beyond what /u/desertravenwy said, having professional sports teams in the city increases the city's presence, makes the city a desirable location for people (and businesses) to move to, and makes cit
Why is it that Police officers seem to get less of a punishment when caught doing something illegal?
OP didn't specify any particular locale, but this seems to be getting out of hand in America and i just really wonder when we're going to get angry enough to force change, if ever.
Why do american high schools teach advanced calculus and complex numbers, but still manage to be behind countries like germany in PISA or similar tests?
A big part of it is probably that the US school system may not be anywhere near as standardized as you may think. Even with a single state, school quality can vary dramatically, especially as they ten
Why are stocks worth anything? (particularly ones that don’t pay dividend)
As a shareholder you are a part owner of the company and are entitled to what an owner would be entitled to(profits from the company). In the short term the company may not have profits, or wants to g