Why can't I actually put widgets on the desktop?

Why can't I actually put widgets on the desktop and have stay on the desktop; not float on top of all my programs so I can’t see what I am doing?
I know there are a few widgets that claim to do this, but they don’t! (Dashit)
Here is the main problem that I have with Dashit; it doesn’t go on the desktop, it floats on top of every program and you can’t make it actually put it on the Desktop! This makes this little widget useless! Why can’t anybody make a widget that actually puts the widgets on the desktop?
What use is it if the darn things just float on top of every program? This just gets in the way. Dose anyone know of a widget or a way to actually put the widgets on the desktop?

Garret, the only way to put Dashboard widgets on the desktop and select the level they live in (so they don't float over everything) is to use either Amnesty Widget Browser or Amnesty Singles. Both are shareware.
Disclaimer: I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link [my company developed Amnesty].

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