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Jonathan V. Last's avatar

Look, it's very simple. I just want to take from each according to their ability, and distribute it to each according to their need. ; )

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Bob Kohut's avatar

If that was intended to be a snide remark, it is beneath you. Quoting Karl Marx sounds like a line from doctrinaire, traditional republican orhtodoxy.

Sadly, tipping is now seen as borderline mandatory in light of the low wages paid to some service workers. In reality, tipping is one of the few forms of income today based solely on ability, or at least it once was.

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Mary Brownell's avatar

This sounds sorta biblical — to whom much is given, much will be expected, and later on, Jesus, that raving socialist, said we will be judged on how much we give to the poor, the sick, and the stranger.

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DBR's avatar

So who needs the most proofreading at the Bulwark and who needs the least proofreading?

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Kate Fall's avatar

Shots fired.

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