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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (57080)7/30/2004 11:17:01 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 793696
 
The real debate is how much are we obligated to do as a community - it is not to do nothing.

I disagree strongly with the way you've framed the question. It is not a question of whether we as a community let people starve or not. We'd be a pretty sick society if we let people starve.

The question is instead about the nature of the obligation--whether it is a moral obligation or a legal one--and likewise whether the largess is offered as charity or entitlement. The distinction is critical because the choice implies two different systems. We have to look at which system produces the best sustainable results all things considered.

It is pretty easy to look down on people who can't find a decent job. Nobody owes them a living. They would have to depend on the largess of charitable people.

This kind of thinking back in the sixties is what got us to where we are now. It didn't work. We should learn from that, not try to recapture it.
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