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The UN can say whatever they feel like but the notion of positive rights for able adults is arbitrary and unfounded. You aren't entitled to the care of society
by homonculus1 7y ago
The UN can say whatever they feel like but the notion of positive rights for able adults is arbitrary and unfounded. You aren't entitled to the care of society unless you uphold your part of the social contract and contribute in return.
Or in other words if you have a right to others' labor, then by not working you are violating their human right to yours, and therefore their obligations cease.
- minikites 7y agoThe end result of your line of thinking is that the disabled (who are unable to contribute) should be left to die or be executed.
- matz1 7y agoWhich is the way things are, unless the able care about them or the disabled able to convince the able to help them then yes they will be left to die or be executed.
- homonculus1 7y ago>able adults I already covered this. Children and the infirm lack the capacity to produce so they owe nothing. Also do note that nowhere have I argued that the genuinely destitute should starve, even capable adults. But if you have the spare cash to throw away on being a regular at a bar, as in the scenerio at hand, then I have no sympathy.
- minikites 7y ago>I already covered this. Children and the infirm lack the capacity to produce so they owe nothing. How do you define "able enough to work"? What if someone has severe mental deficiencies but can still lift and move things? Can you determine with near certainty who is able enough to work and who is malingering? These are not new problems, but your proposal is worse than the status quo.