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Society should never owe anyone anything, |
Why? I can think of a slew of advantages to society owing. Like relief from fear of losing your job, you'll still get fed clothed and housed. Like policing freeing us from all sorts of criminal carry on. Like much lower crime, since the out of work dont have to resort to crime to survive. Like not having to worry about your son or daughter dying when they got fired for some stupid reason.[/b][/quote]
Its a luxury, not a necessity. Society can't "owe" us anything. If society really owed us something, did society take a vacation during the 3 months when 1 million people in an obscure part of the world the size of Texas get murdered by their neighbours?
Protection from police, welfare handouts, and other handouts are a luxury, not a priviledge. When people start *expecting* to get free money even if they dont work, they wont work....
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| Personally I'm only too happy to pay so much a week so that those with nothing get enough to get by. |
But is your money really helping them? What about those who spend it on beer and drugs? I'd rather my tax money go towards programs to helping them, rather than in the form of pure cash.