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Re:Lesson from Old India: When an Economy Just Doesn’t Get B... by lingoberry on Sunday August 24, 2014 @12:38AM (#8217705)
Removing social services will not make society more productive. Not having to constantly worry for your life and family works wonders for creativity, productivity and overall happiness. It's not about entitlement, it's about enabling the people to do great things.
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Re:Lesson from Old India: When an Economy Just Doesn’t Get B... by jasonisalive on Sunday August 24, 2014 @05:40AM (#8218118)
By that logic we should socialise everything. Sure worked out well for the Soviet Union!
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Re:Lesson from Old India: When an Economy Just Doesn’t Get B... by badsock on Sunday August 24, 2014 @07:15AM (#8218274)
This is nothing more than a straw-man argument. You can't possibly fail to see the difference between a government providing social services on one hand and instituting a Stalinist dictatorship on the other, can you?
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