I disagree, I think there is a base level of solidarity for all people, even if they can or won't contribute.
I also think you have to give people the opportunity to contribute, most people aren't born as slackers or good for nothings, their circumstances shape them into what they become, especially in a society where all the best opportunities are taken through luck and relationships, where most of the wealth is concentrated before people are born. Our society fails at giving people the tools and chances to be productive members of their community, and the system has to take responsibility for that failure as well, it can't just be "personal responsibility".
I'm not sure if your second point is addressing my point.
Apologies if I'm misreading it.
When I say people who choose not to, I'm referring to people who are able bodied and mind, and have the opportunity to contribute, and choose to freeload.
*not-eon, sitting around bored, playing with his hair weave*
"I hate poor people. they chose to be poor"
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Well, I include mental issues in this as well, I don't think people generally want to be freeloaders if they can meaningfully contribute. I do think that the level of entry is very low nowadays, I can understand why some people don't really see the point in the jobs that are open to them; I don't subscribe to the believe that every job is worth doing. I personally see a lot of sense in a universal basic income, that alone would completely change some of the power dynamics, and open up completely different avenues for jobs and how much certain jobs will be considered to be worth.
And I guess just generally, I think the framing of freeloaders at the bottom as a big problem is misguided, the much bigger problem is freeloaders and welfare queens at the very top. And even if they aren't freeloaders, it's just a problem for a society when wealth is so significantly differently distributed, so that should be fixed first.
Yeah, I think if we have to have corporate welfare at all it should be for small businesses. It's ridiculous that normal people and small businesses pay more in taxes and have less rights than huge corporations.
Re: Those who choose not to contribute to society do not deserve our help.
Poor people choose to be poor and should stop or starve. Got it.
Luckily, I also pay taxes, and I, and a lot of people like me disagree with you. Happy my taxes go to take care of the poor. Way better use of money than spending it on weapons. Change my mind.
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Dec 26th, 2020 01:40 PM
DDM and co have been pushing this narrative forever.
