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Sally, One of my choice remarks points out that I heroically attacked North
America – in other words Actually, my job was easier as you are well aware. Properly caring for
children is not an easy job in the best of circumstances. The situation in the
urban areas is horrible. Gwen had help from two families, including 6 siblings. This is perhaps the way it should be. This perhaps should be the target
for the inner city, an extended family helping each other. As it is, there
seems to be a plethora of single women having babies – often by different
fathers. I don’t blame them for this. A woman probably needs a man and
I’m sure the men take advantage of any fragility. Drugs, or maybe alcohol, become a way out that is really a cul-de-sac. As you know, Georgists are committed to “ This means our attention is concentrated, not on ‘alms for the
poor’ but on finding out why they are poor and ending it. I’m sure you have read about the Georgist notion of privilege.
Privilege is a private law (privi-lege) – legislation that takes from
some and gives it to others. Of course the ‘others’ pay our
legislators for being so kind – this whether they be Republicans or
Democrats. Then there are “countervailing privileges”. These are such
privileges as food stamps, rent help, welfare money, free health care, and
suchlike. This is supported by both parties with maybe the Dems being a little
more generous than the GOP. These countervailing privileges keep the underprivileged quiet. The
whole country is being milked to provide great wealth to a relative few, so
what’s the discussion? Why, it’s raising the minimum wage - (why are wages low)? Or,
raising welfare payments -(why are they needed)? More
money for education - (why are results so poor no matter the money we spend)? Perhaps we need (as said Thoreau) more people striking at the root of the problem
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