Green Goose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Alan Medic Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Should wealth be redistributed is an > interesting > > question. Those > > > who say it should are probably not wealthy. > > > > This is simply not the case. If it were then > the > > Labour Party would not have any wealthy > > supporters. > > Quite a few, if not most, donors to political > parties do not do so for altusitic motives. No, > they do so because they want to secure some > influence on policy (like a certain mr > Ecclestone) or they want to get a knighthood or > peerage. Plus of course it is tax deductable. > > Altruisma and philanthropy are nor often the prime > motivation. Believe me. I didnt say 'donors', I said 'supporters'. There are plenty of Labour supporters (including myself) who are not poor. Believe it or not, not everyone is just out for what they can get. That said, there are plenty of people who do donate to Labour (as well as other parties), who aren't just looking for 'influence'. Honestly, you really are proving my points for me.