| I don't think it's so much that society owes anybody anything, but that making sure others have what they need to survive and be healthy ensures that we'll be okay if we need such things.
Should society do something to prevent us from hurting ourselves?
One first has to ask whether society has any effective means of doing that. State-imposed religion programs such as AA are not based on science, and for the most part seem ineffective. Sending millions of people to prison seems to be an effective way to siphon money from society with little good effect. |