| Mr Khan said: But you are equally able to take from the system according to your need. All who have need have equal access to that aid, and all who have the means contribute equally according to their level of means Ultimately the success of such systems boils down to education and to cultural mores. We have this culture of greed in many places in the world where the greed ethic applies to those with a strong or weak work ethic equally. Those who work hard whine about every cent they have to give up, and those who don't work try to play the system to make themselves as comfortable as possible without having to do anything If all understand their shared responsibility not only for their own lives, but for the good of society as a whole, and more to the point everyone enjoys their role in society unjealously, then we have a system where redistribution functions without abuse |
Problem is, the provider and the consumer are in no way equal.
Such a system as you describe, if it can work at all, is only feasible when a society is almost entirely homogeneous and has a shame culture rather than a guilt culture.
