Sir Alan: You win the "Crockett Coonskin Cap Award" for
stunningly brilliant summations of the consequences implicit
within the modus operandi of the Welfare State. For those
who have not done so, please refer to Alan's prior post
#4655 for his several excellent cross-links.
In my own simple mind, the State creates nothing good by
basely robbing productive Peter to pay unproductive Paul.
Peter's incentive to produce may be diminished since he
comes to understand that his increased production be-
comes a target of confiscation. On the other hand, Paul,
not having produced anything, is not only rewarded for
his indolence but also forever fails to master the art of
productivity or anything else good and useful, for that
matter. Beyond this, Peter and Paul may eventually come
to despise each other. Peter abhorring Paul for siphoning
away the fruits of his labors, and Paul detesting Peter for
not providing enough or recriminating him for his own
pathetic dependency.
Quoth Jefferson, "Still one thing more, fellow citizens-
a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men
from injuring one another, which shall leave them
otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of in-
dustry and improvements, shall not take from the
mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the
sum of good government, and this is necessary to
close the circle of our felicities." Thomas Jefferson
First Inaugural speech 4 March 1801 |
