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: > > > > > 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) > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
