<g> I give you emotion and you complain it's not analysis. I ask you for analysis and you give me emotion. You say goodbye, I say hello... hello hello hello? *Does* capitalism really allow each person to set their own standard of living? Perhaps the term wage slave was invented for a reason. Maybe this is why some people insist on the importance of a liberal education. Did you ever read Ruskin? Or Dickens? To answer your question - I guess it depends what you think a life is worth. Dana
On 9/24/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dana wrote: > > I do find the > > idea that people should be paid enough to not need government services > > rather compelling from a moral point of view > > We get into philosophy here as I think the most moral thing is > capitalism as it allows each person to set their own living standard > and I believe most, not all, poor people are choosing their own living > standard. > > If the 1000 people not making a "living wage" want more money then why > not do what the rest of us do and go to college, etc? > > Let me pose the question a different way: do you owe anybody a living? > Should you be forced by the gov't to pay your neighbor a living wage? > If you shouldn't, how about your small business? How about your > corporation? > > That's why I'm asking you to pin a percentage down - how many people > do you think are poor by choice rather than because they are > physically incapable of earning more? I think those physically > incapable of it is low, say 20% or less of those living below the > poverty line. > > If that's true, why do I owe the other 80% a living? Why should I > work hard to subsidize those unwilling too? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:174918 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
