While that’s a noble sentiment, the fact that I am more than willing to pay taxes (which benefits some 30 million Canadians), but unwilling to give away significant amounts more (to benefit the rest of the world) puts lie to that.
This doesn’t mean that we have to embrace the concept that the closer connection (be it by blood, culture, or even citizenship) we have to to someone, the more we value them. But failing to acknowledge this basic psychological truth produces policy that fails or alienates.
You don’t get water uphill by pretending that it doesn’t run downhill.
