Sam,
I'm not going to get drawn into another lengthy exchange of views but I suspect part of the disagreement may be over entitlement vs earned benefits. Personally, I believe someone is entitled to a privilege or benefit only to the extent that they've earned it. I see no rationale whatsoever that dictates that every member of the world, a country, a state/province, city/town, organization or even a family should be equally entitled to an equal share of anything or everything. Whether or not we're talking about income, shelter, food, healthcare, education or whatever.
If someone wants it, then earn it. And everyone should have the chance to earn it. Even someone with a SAT score of 1000 or less can always become a multi millionaire if they excel at some sport such as baseball, football, hockey or golf.
FWIW,
Ian |
