Money Isn’t Evil
The very foundation of the Robin Hood argument is that having money means you either didn’t deserve it, or have somehow received it by wronging others. While this certainly might be true in some cases, the truth is that most people earn wealth by making great contributions to society. Wealth is an effect of having given value in some form or another, so demonizing the wealthy is…
Harmful to Capitalism !
You Have No Right to It
Merely existing is not proper justification for having money, you have to earn it. Money shouldn’t come in the form of handouts, but in the form of a return on hard work. The Robin Hood lesson teaches children that it’s OK to be lazy, because…
Someone Else
Will Take Care of You !
Stealing is Wrong
We’ve all heard that two wrongs don’t make a right, and some would argue “what about an eye for an eye?” Either way, I think we’re thinking about the issue…
Improperly !
Stealing, whether from the rich or the poor, is wrong, and because most children aren’t learning to frame the Robin Hood argument in its true historical context, they’re learning more about getting what they want, even when they don’t have a right to it, than they are about history, which is what…