Quoting Arlo Bensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Platt] > No. It's an endorsement of the capitalist system that makes it > possible for the poor to become self-sufficient in the U.S. > > [Arlo] > So you're suggesting the quality of life for our poor and for > Zambia's poor only differs in the "potential" afforded by a > capitalist economy? If the poor are indeed simply lazy, how does this > potential help them?
It doesn't if they are lazy. So why encourage laziness by rewarding it? Would you like to see a bunch of bums and freeloaders in your community? > I'd say a capitalist economy has generated enough wealth for us to > treat our poor to medicine, food and shelter not available to the > poor suffering in countries with no industry and no functional > economic power. And, the difference is we are doing so, while the > poor in Zambia and Indonesia are left to suffer on the streets, > hungry and without medical attention. Would you like to see that here? Why do you suppose the poor in Zambia and Indonesia are left to suffer in the streets? ------------------------------------------------- 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/
