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Re:The K-shaped recovery by leetcrew on Friday September 25, 2020 @02:27PM (#24592702)
the usual counterargument would be that there is more dignity in petitioning the government to consider it an entitlement/right than in begging for money on facebook.
Re:The K-shaped recovery by jonfw on Friday September 25, 2020 @02:29PM (#24592728)
It's better to force somebody to give you what you want, than to agreeably do so?
Re:The K-shaped recovery by nickff on Friday September 25, 2020 @02:52PM (#24592933)
One important part of charity is that it benefits the donor as well as the recipient; government intervention creates a disconnect, and diminishes empathy.
Re:The K-shaped recovery by srtjstjsj on Friday September 25, 2020 @09:39PM (#24595751)
How is paying taxes less empathetic than paying an NGO?