Paul On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:15 PM, paul perrin <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know if claiming benefits is 'immoral' if you have been taught > (and you genuinely believe) that you are entitled. Hence the > 'difficulty' of MPs repaying money - to do so suggest that they feel > guilty and so condemn themselves - isn't it better to be condemned for > arrogance than dishonesty? So best to tough it out? > > My proposal is not condemning people as immoral, but suggesting that > the bounds of morality be moved further back to where they appear to > have moved from (no concrete evidence to hand that they have moved - > opportunity to claim may be a factor... I'll think about it!).
There doesn't seem to be very much mileage in continuing this particular debate in the absence of any specific data on whether attitudes have indeed changed. Plus, this probably isn't the best place to debate questions such as whether recipients of tax-funded services should be grateful to the taxpayer. So maybe we could all agree to disagree? -- etienne _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
