Quoting Christoffer Ivarsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Speaking of controversial things, the above wiki article rightfully > > cautioned: > > > > "Much of the debate about poverty focuses on statistical measures of > > poverty and the > > clash between advocates and opponents of welfare programs and government > > regulation > > of the free market. Since measures can be either absolute or relative, it > > is possible > > that advocates for the different sides of this debate are basing their > > arguments on > > different ways of measuring poverty. It is often claimed that poverty is > > understated, > > yet there are some who also believe it is overstated; thus the accuracy of > > the > > current poverty threshold guidelines is subject to debate and considerable > > concern." > > > > Regards, > > Platt > > Fair enough. Still, there is no reasonable way of denying that there is a > large amount of people in the US that lives under horrible circumstances, > and that this in combination with the virtual non-existence of Good social > welfare leads to growing social differentiation. And it is not exactly > controversial to link crime and poverty together, and then we can take a > look at the crime-rate in the US... My point still being that a welfare > state provides a better social climate for everybody, and the relative loss > in the Dynamic aspect of the market in no way outweighs the benefits of a > safe and stable society. The dynamic aspect isn't strangled by some Good > Static Latching. > > Regards > Chris
Fair enough. You've summed up the issue well I think. We could debate all day about the alleged link of crime and poverty and the relative loss of DQ when government lessens liberty. But, I doubt if we would change each other's beliefs much, if at all. Regards, Platt ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
