Society
Exploring "Why" questions about Society
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Why is it considered immoral to outsource labor to workers in countries willing to work for very little money?
Usually it's the working conditions that people are protesting. Factories in developing countries with little regulation and workers' rights can be downright abysmal to work in. They're not called "sw
Why do all currencies undergo inflation over time?
That's an over-generalization. The underlying resources that give value to a currency tend to expand over time. In the rare instances where they contract over the long-term - such as the Japanese popu
Why can we tell if a bill (currency) is fake or not/
Money is like a cake. You have slices of it, and it's delicious. But what's it made out of?
Why don’t Christians celebrate Jewish holidays?
It is worth noting that it was not until 1965 (20 years after the Holocaust) that the Catholic Church (as part of the Second Vatican Council) ceased to hold Jews collectively responsible for the cruci
Why does inflation have to be a thing? Why can’t we all just agree to keep the value of currency the same regardless of how much we have?
> Why can't we all just agree to keep the value of currency the same regardless of how much we have? Because that's just not how prices work. They are set by supply and demand, not collective agree
Why are some defenses not allowed in court?
When someone says "That's not a legal defense" they're not saying it's not allowed, they're saying that the defense won't absolve you under the law. "I was running late" isn't a legal defense for spee
Why are American houses often of such poor quality?
But are they? I mean you are talking the dry wall in a house. There is no point of putting harder/heavier/more expensive materials on the inside of the house.
Why, as an 18 yo in California, my parents need to sign a waiver allowing me to sign myself out of school or sign anything for myself.
because that's the contract between your school and your parents and you as a minor. as an 18yo, you can drop out of school, if you don't like that.
Why did the US Government have no trouble prosecuting Microsoft under antitrust law but doesn’t consider the Comcast/TWC merger to be a similar antitrust violation?
The US Government *did* have trouble prosecuting Microsoft. They investigated repeatedly throughout the 90's, but they only got a slap on the wrist by the European Union and nothing more than a finger
Why do voters have to register their party affiliation, and what does that mean?
IIRC: you only have to register your party affiliation if you want to vote in the primary. If you want to vote in the actual presidential election, you are not required to do this. The primary itself