Comic #3143: 2013-12-25

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Panel 1:
Elf: Santa, I've been thinking about the whole naughty vs. nice issue.
Santa: Ho ho ho! What is it?

Panel 2:
Elf: Well, crime and poverty are positively correlated. Kids with money and education options and stable homes are statistically less likely to commit crimes.

Panel 3:
Elf: If that’s so, we’re denying presents to kids who need them most, and giving presents to kids who need them least, all the while tacitly endorsing the notion that poor children should be blamed for their own poverty.

Panel 4:
Santa: Ho ho ho! Santa is a social Darwinist!

Panel 5:
Elf: I’ll never ask a question again.