Re:The Libertarian Case for a Basic Income
by nickff on Thursday December 05, 2013 @01:40PM
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One might suppose that the reason many desire a government welfare program is to allow a complete abdication of responsibility (and disregard) for the situation of their fellow people.
If you want to help, voluntarily, that is, of course, your choice. But if no one chooses to help them, well... the idea of individual responsibility for the outcome of your choices exists for a reason. By what possible argument can I claim that I should be able to blow all of my income on anything I want, except food and shelter, and then demand that someone else provide me food and shelter?