Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing
by jrcii on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @08:58AM
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Abolish all welfare, phase out social security, and have the poor rely on private charities. If people don't want to donate to the charities that's their choice, it's their money. You're not entitled to money, food, a home, or a job -- you're entitled to nothing. You're entitled to starve in the gutter. If you want something more you have to earn it or have someone voluntarily agree to give it to you out of their own free will.
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Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing
by habosa on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @03:07PM
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If you live in the United States, that's not the social contract we've agreed upon and you should leave if you feel that way. As a citizen of the US we have decided to collect taxes to provide certain services for the common good.
You are free to fend for yourself in many parts of the world. But not if you like that blue passport.
Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing
by chongli on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @09:48AM
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Likewise, nobody should be entitled to police or military protection. If you've got a lot of money, you better hire a very large and trustworthy private security force to protect it because otherwise I'm going to take it from you.