Chris, I think you and Harry might just have something in common with this idea.
Your plan assumes some degree of social cohesion (that there are "relatives" that there is a "local community".) Assumptions aside, I like the idea. So count me in with you and, perhaps, Harry. arthur -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 5:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Futurework] The Politics of Foodbanks (or lack thereof) (was Re: Slightly extended) Arthur Cordell wrote: > We can end poverty. There can be a basic income. Who is supposed to pay a general BI ? It would be just fighting symptoms anyway, worsening the causes. There's a better system: Have an education system that minimizes the number of people who can't make ends meet. For the few remaining ones, help them to get as good a job as they can handle, and/or have their relatives pay for their basic needs. For the _very_ few remaining ones then, have their local community pay their basic needs (rent&food) until they are "restored" to earn money again. Result: No foodbanks, and no starvation either (and low crime rate too). Yet, low taxes. Guess which country this is? Harry may rant about "protectionism" as much as he wants, but there _are_ upsides to it! Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword "igve". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
