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“Someone who thinks greed is a positive thing would also think welfare is good …” Wouldn’t a greedy person dislike welfare because welfare is paid out of taxes
by cudgy 5y ago
“Someone who thinks greed is a positive thing would also think welfare is good …”
Wouldn’t a greedy person dislike welfare because welfare is paid out of taxes that are required to be paid by that greedy person? I guess it would depend on whether the greedy person pays taxes.
- TheFreim 5y agoI think you've really pointed out the paradox which I was trying to get at in a nice way. The paradox is resolved when you understand that those who don't like welfare, at least how it is now, don't think "greed is good" but rather think that certain economic systems are good because they turn greed into something that, allegedly, helps the public good (simultaneously wanting to lower taxation across the board to achieve the same goal).