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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Grainne who wrote (22396)5/28/1998 5:57:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
I fear that is so. While I applaud those who would feed and clothe the poor, it seems to me that doing that comprehensively can bankrupt any economy. Russia proved it. By installing a complete safety net for the poor and unemployed, it removed a lot of disincentives inherent in being poor and unemployed. While these disincentives are necessarily cruel, I also think they're an indispensable part of a productive society. And the nonproductive ones don't last.
It ends up a balancing act. How much kindness can we afford? Because every diversion of resources to those who didn't earn them breeds a new group of people who will seek the entitlement. I sure don't know where the balance lies between a strong society and a compassionate one.

Maybe that's why my feelings about crime always come back to a policy of disincentive. Nothing motivates like the real risk of an unpleasant situation.
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