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Thomas Paine's objective was not what you think it was. "The first step, therefore, of practical relief, would be to abolish the poor-rates entirely, and in li
by nknighthb 13y ago
Thomas Paine's objective was not what you think it was.
"The first step, therefore, of practical relief, would be to abolish the poor-rates entirely, and in lieu thereof, to make a remission of taxes to the poor of double the amount of the present poor-rates, viz., four millions annually out of the surplus taxes."
Rights of Man, Part the Second
- ferdo 13y agoI very much doubt Paine would be in favor of what's passing for government at the moment.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoCompared with what was common his time? I wouldn't be so sure. And we have no way of knowing for sure.
- gyepi 13y agoI think we can be more definite than that. Based on "Common Sense" and "Rights of Man" it is pretty clear that Paine was oppossed to any kind of government that was more concerned with furthering its own power than the social good.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoMeaning he wouldn't be satisfied with any government in his time or ours? Ok, I can agree with that.