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>We are absolutely wealthy as a country. Well now that you mention it... if we have responsibility to the poor of this country, do we not also have responsibil
by Lawtonfogle 11y ago
>We are absolutely wealthy as a country.
Well now that you mention it... if we have responsibility to the poor of this country, do we not also have responsibility to the poor of other countries? Even more so if you are talking about the US due to all our meddling in the affairs of other countries.
- zanny 11y agoWe do feel responsible for the poor of other countries, that is why people donate and participate in charity to such large degrees, and the US spends billions on international aid every year. However, unless these nations concede sovereignty to the US, we cannot be held responsible for the bad behavior of nation states and be expected to make up for their failings with our own sacrifice. If everyone wanted to voluntarily join a world government that also provided UBI to every human being I would absolutely be for it, in the knowledge that I would certainly lose a lot of first world conveniences to uplift the extreme poor in third world nations. We could get away with spending a lot less on entertainment and excess and more on guaranteeing human decency to everyone. But when you start talking about using force of arms to force my own ideals on others and compel them to participate, that is well over a line. It would require the mutual desire and cooperation of everyone to try it.