What model of ethics does santa follow?

Question

Giving away products at below cost of preductsion could not be a universal law & nor could its consequences bring about the greatest happiness as there would be unemployment & lack of inovatsion & competition.
Santa is not virtus as he lacks loyalty (we get fewer presents as we get older)
So what model of ethics does santa follow & is he evil?

Answer 1

I think he has to be a hedonist, no? All that drinking and flying around with reindeer and sweeties - he brings pleasure, but never in excess - there's always the temperance factor of that mingy perfume or the socks you always wanted.

He's not evil though - and I think you'll be getting reindeer poo in your stocking this year for even suggesting it!!

Answer 2

Santa Clause, orig. "Sinter Klause"
appears to come under the category of aultruistic faith myth fable, which becomes more real as any one of those definitions increase. For example, as a child our faith in his existance is very high, so he is real. As the myth or fable increased early in the last century he became more real. Every culture likes to have a "magic" entity who miraculously bestows benevolence. This is personified to the N'th degree with fundamentalists of any religion.
The big differnce is, they start getting really ticked and go to war when people start putting down their particular benevolent myth.

If this extrapolated to Santa Clause today you could have headlines like, "A Coalition including Sears, Maceys and Wall-Mart and Marks & Spencers have Declared War on insurgent Social Humanist Groups who are trying to take the bought gift element out of Christmas and are concentrating on GIVING groceries, clothes and Christmas meals to the poor. The main attacks will be leveled at Food Banks and The Salvation Army (The SA). SA Christmas donation kettles will be sniped and a full scale attack on the food banks with cereal bombing will occur. All lower paid employees of these companied will be subject to special security checks as it is recognized that their relatives probably secretly belong to these insurgent aultruistic groups. A spokesperson for the capitalist coalition was quoted as saying "these free food banks, clothes and meals are a direct attack on the free market and our way of life, if they are allowed to spread the poor will become lazy and the supply of lower class labour will diminish, causing an economic crisis to the free, to spend, citizens."

Santa Clause is the personification of the positive dream, to which children naturaly aspire. (Indicating we have original goodness not origional sin?)

My mother used to sing a song when I was a child, which always made me cry. It was about a boy who did not have a daddy and was entitled "The little Boy that Santa Clause Forgot."

Just like Tinker Bell said, "all you have to do is believe". Children do it very well, too bad we lose it as we age, until we become very old and rediscover the "magic." Peter Pan showed us the way, "turn right at the first star on the left and keep right on to morning." Let's all go, all you have to do is make a donation to your Sally Ann Kettle or Food Bank and your mind will truly feel like you are in "Never land." Seasons Greetings.

Answer 3

Economics is all smoke and frosty mirrors and the giggly ethics of a pure fantasy full of dragons and bears and bulls and hard-working elves illegally crossing borders in the pixy dust wake of NAFTA gifting here and there and everywhere, and toy soldiers in Neverlands where bloody treasure lies buried beneath the dunes, and money that grows merrily on trees, and a magical giant balloon that never ever ever ever ever bursts.

Answer 4

Difficult one this, just think about it

Aged old man giving away presents to little kids, sitting them on his knee, living withs dwarves, elves and reindeer, drinks a lot, wears a funny red suit and claims to travel faster than the speed of light. Also is highly prejudice, does not leave presents to many ethnic minotity groups. Dodgy!!

Answer 5

Think it may be due to his drink problem, he gets a bit miffed if you neglect to leave out a generous noggin of cheap sherry. Present bonanza sometimes can be achieved if you leave the bottle out as well. The aim being to get him so lashed that he ditches his sack and exits on his hands and knees through the cat flap. Watch out he isn't sick behind the sofa though, he's a bugger for doing that ....

Answer 6

brilliant. one of the funniest economics things i have ever read. post it in the economics section too, under "should santa be brought before the office of fair trading?"

Answer 7

Man I think you just made the naughty list. Looks like coal in your stocking this year.

Answer 8

he gives to the innocent and small who have no reason to question his actions and believe in my heart and soul.

Answer 9

santa and his (robin hood ) empire could only be achieved through crime.