Merle,

In a society with a capitalistic economic system isn't wealth the measure of 
how productive each member is?  If that's the case then aren't wealthy people 
by definition more productive than poor people?

...Bill!

--- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote:
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>  To blame the poor for subsisting on welfare has no justice unless we 
>  are also willing to judge every rich member of society by how 
>  productive he or she is. Taken individual by individual, it is likely 
>  that there's more idleness and abuse of government favors among the 
>  economically privileged than among the ranks of the disadvantaged. 
>  -Norman Mailer, author (1923-2007)
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