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The day of reckoning for an entitlement-based economy is coming. Many people will have a hard lesson to learn: no one deserves a job or unemployment benefits.
by holdenc 17y ago
The day of reckoning for an entitlement-based economy is coming. Many people will have a hard lesson to learn: no one deserves a job or unemployment benefits. This idealism is a product of good times.
- scythe 17y agoYeah, some people deserve to starve. Fuck 'em.
- holdenc 17y agoI did not say this. I just said some people don't deserve to eat.
- noonespecial 17y agoNobody deserves by virtue of existing to be supported by someone else. Nature dictates that the least fit die. We humans have decided to disagree. We named it "civilization".[1] [1] We haven't got it quite perfected yet, but we're working on it. So far, it hasn't been half bad.
- greenlblue 17y agoNot sure what you mean by entitlement-based economy. Everyone certainly deserves a job since everyone should participate in some productive way in a social environment.
- holdenc 17y agoAnd entitlement-based economy rewards people based on their situation rather than their contribution. BTW -- Your logic is flawed -- 'should participate in some productive way' != 'deserves a job.'
- greenlblue 17y agoMy logic is flawed? It seems to me that your definition of productive participation is flawed since a job by definition is productive contribution. Next time you claim somebody's logic is flawed you better check the axioms, i.e. how your terms are defined.