VGPolyglot said:
Jon-Erich said:
I had to jump in here. You don't have a right to a good life for several reasons. The main reason is nobody owes you anything. It in order to be guaranteed a good life, that means that somebody somewhere is responsible for making that happen. They're not. You are. Second, everyone has different standards for what qualifies as a good life. In my opinion, most people who live in first world nations have good lives. Many of them just don't realize it. Even if it were somehow possible to provide every person on Earth a guarantee to a good life, how would that be measured? Third, it would actually be a bad thing if a good life was guaranteed rather than earned. Without struggle and sacrifice, nobody would have any appreciation for anything. People would simply expect the best of everything all the time without giving any consideration of what makes it possible for that to happen. Civilization would fall apart. That's kind of what's happening now, actually. We've had a good thing going for a while. We're getting bored and now things are starting to come undone.
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That goes against the state claiming to care for the well-being of its citizens. People may have different standards for well-being, but there are still fundamental necessities that need to be met like food, water, shelter and social interaction. I'm also not saying that people shouldn't have to work, but they should be able to enjoy their work and find it fulfilling, and not have to constantly worry about losing their job and thus having their life thrust into turmoil.
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Why? What gives them that right? I dont need a nanny state to "care" for me. I'm not a child. If they want me to have a good life then get out of my way. The states job is to to ensure that no one is killing, murdering or raping people and no one invades our country. That's pretty much it.
