Society
Exploring "Why" questions about Society
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Why does it seem Democrats support higher taxes, but Republicans support lower taxes?
That's a fundamental difference between fiscal left (Democrats) and right (Republicans, Libertarians). Left = bigger government, more regulation, more services, more taxes required. Right = lower taxe
Why do employees who are exceedingly good at their job get promoted into management?
It's true that management requires a skillset that not everyone has. But at the same time, managing a group of people also (hopefully) requires that you understand the work that they do. Hiring a mana
Why are presidents who are giving speeches not afraid of getting assassinated?
They are afraid. So they do it in front of 4 inch thick bullet proof glass at things like the inauguration: _URL_0_ You just can't see it because of camera angles or the cameras are within the glass b
Why does the government provide “stimulus” to banks rather than just larger returns to low to middle income earners?
they did do that. _URL_0_ *almost* everyone got $600 cold hard cash. Unfortunately this money was quickly blown, often on imported goods that did nothing to support the US economy.
Why are meals at American schools so expensive?
Have you ever been to a baseball game? That same food would probably cost you $10. School lunches are run by a business who is (ultimately) a profit seeking entity.
Why do Republicans only require 1,237 delegates for a nomination while Democrats require 2,383?
Because there are 2,475 delegates at the GOP convention and 4,766 at the Democratic convention. The number of delegates really isn't important -- what's important is the percentage of the total delega
Why does the “church of scienctology” still have tax exempt status in the usa?
There is no hard set definition of what a religion or "church" is in US law and each group that desires to gain tax exempt status under the religious clauses applies and then is either granted or deni
Why do people consider Police to be the problem when camera statistics would seem to point to citizens causing most of the problems?
It could go either way. It could mean that police are less likely to engage in misconduct because everything they do is being monitored. Without the cameras, the police are more likely to be supported
Why churches and banks almost always include the word “first” to their names.
To establish that they are the first church or bank of that type in a given location. It indicates to people who want to use them they are an older, more established organization.
Why does the 5th amendment say that people can’t be a witness against themselves in a court of law?
> Was there a history of asking defendants to testify against themselves? Not so much "asking" as "torturing into confessing." I'll try to dig up an old law review article about it, but that clause