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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: tejek who wrote (294152)7/10/2006 8:49:25 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (3) of 1574856
 
Ted, In addition, I am for some aspects of socialism because there are far too many people in this country who do not have a safety net under them.

I dropped the socialism straw man a few days ago, but I'll just state my opinion for the record.

A well functioning society is one that requires as few safety nets as possible. I'm not against public works or social programs that help advance society, but I am against those programs that foster an attitude of dependence and entitlement. The dire conditions of poverty are tragic, but they can also be an excellent motivating factor for people to work and study their butts off in order to succeed. I've seen many, many cases of this personally, and I believe that the more we foster this as a society, the less we'll need to depend on safety nets.

Tenchusatsu
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