You've looked at a tidy little contradiction, but you look at the thieving in the wrong direction. Economic wealth is theft. We've made so many exceptions to the Golden Rule that a Carnegie can put scores of people on the street and pay his own employees pittances then get a pat on the back for building a museum none of these people can go to.

Food (for example) belongs to everyone, not just those who have accumulated pieces of paper and plastic. When you're huddled in a doorway trying to sleep in the rain at night, and you can't eat while some people expand their garages to accommodate their 7 Hummers, you can't help but wonder whether it's really the people at the bottom who should get in trouble for theft.

Yeah, not really a full response here, I might get around to blogging an actual argument, but I may not. In the meantime, peace and love.

[ryan]