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> it seems imperative to provide as much assistance as possible to enable that environment. While I agree with this in the short term. In the long term it's a

> it seems imperative to provide as much assistance as possible to enable that environment. While I agree with this in the short term. In the long term it's actually imperative to make sure that every adult has the potential to provide this environment based on their own earnings, not to focus solely on providing assistance, which -- while a reasonable and indeed morally imperative short-term arrangement -- does not make society grow.

pm90 6y ago
> to make sure that every adult has the potential to provide this environment based on their own earnings The idea that the only value adults provide is by what they get paid in money is a deeply flawed idea; as is the desire to make everyone self-sufficient irrespective of their profession. We have the ability to provide healthcare to everyone and we should be doing so; healthcare and childcare benefits should be a right not a privilege. Some people are lucky enough to work in organizations that provide generous parental benefits; most are not that lucky. We can't leave them out in the dust just because of circumstance.
- tathougies 6y ago
  > healthcare and childcare benefits should be a right not a privilege. Sure... when no human needs to be paid to provide these things, then they should certainly be a right. Fortunately, right now, you can't compel another human to take care of your health or your child without paying them. > The idea that the only value adults provide is by what they get paid in money is a deeply flawed idea; Money is a measure of how indebted someone is to you. That is all. To be 'paid in money' absolutely gives a good impression of the value you provide. When you do something for your neighbor without exchanging cash, you are still making money, because someone -- usually through social conditioning -- now owes someone to you. Woke people call this community building; accountants call it good will, and it absolutely has a monetary value, whether you determine it or not.

pm90 6y ago

> to make sure that every adult has the potential to provide this environment based on their own earnings The idea that the only value adults provide is by what they get paid in money is a deeply flawed idea; as is the desire to make everyone self-sufficient irrespective of their profession. We have the ability to provide healthcare to everyone and we should be doing so; healthcare and childcare benefits should be a right not a privilege. Some people are lucky enough to work in organizations that provide generous parental benefits; most are not that lucky. We can't leave them out in the dust just because of circumstance.

tathougies 6y ago
> healthcare and childcare benefits should be a right not a privilege. Sure... when no human needs to be paid to provide these things, then they should certainly be a right. Fortunately, right now, you can't compel another human to take care of your health or your child without paying them. > The idea that the only value adults provide is by what they get paid in money is a deeply flawed idea; Money is a measure of how indebted someone is to you. That is all. To be 'paid in money' absolutely gives a good impression of the value you provide. When you do something for your neighbor without exchanging cash, you are still making money, because someone -- usually through social conditioning -- now owes someone to you. Woke people call this community building; accountants call it good will, and it absolutely has a monetary value, whether you determine it or not.