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Squilliam on 23 May 2009
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TheRealMafoo said:
Squilliam said:

Its because of the failure of private and church institutions in the past that we rely on the government to provide this essential service.

Yea, because it's not the failure of the guy who doesn't provide for himself.

What ever happened to personal responsibility?

Not all welfare cases are cases where the guy fails to provide for himself/family. You have instances of:

  • Recession/Depression
  • Mental illness
  • Congenital defects
  • Accidents
  • Illness

Now at heart im probably a libertarian as well. However I feel that people should be compelled to do a minimum to help themselves in case of disaster with the government providing a backbone for those who can't. This minimum is a retirement fund which is compulsary to have, but can be used for personal welfare in times of need.

There is one instance of where the government must help promote egalitarianism, which is in education. Everybody must have access to a high standard of education because poverty and the unfair distribution of opportunity are one of the leading causes of crime and social unrest. Its not really an issue of race or culture, its mainly an issue of poverty and the stress that some of the hardest working individuals feel when they are just getting by on the poverty line or there abouts.



Tease.