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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (57093)7/30/2004 2:51:47 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 793696
 
I don't care whether the receipient of the largess feeding her hungry children feel that this is an entitlement and not a charity. I don't care (feel hurt) whether these people will try to cheat and get more than their legal limits.

You should care. Not in the sense of feeling hurt, as you say. I don't care about that, either. But we both should care whether or not the system that is feeding those hungry children is sustainable or not. If it's not sustainable, then there will be lots more hungry children in the future for you to anguish over.

To the extent that people are given charity they will be motivated to get out of that situation. A bit of hunger at some point in one's life is not entirely a bad thing. Conversely, to the extent that they receive an entitlement, they will lobby for more and bigger entitlements and inspire others to also go after their share. It's just human nature. A system based on entitlements is not sustainable, at least not in a culture of freedom and diversity.
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