"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
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On Apr 24, 6:54 pm, "Ed Huntress" wrote:
....The fact is, though, that there are much
larger elements of luck in most people's lives than we recognize. They can
make the difference between rich and poor, healthy and sick, happy and
sad.
Ed Huntress

I don't disagree, after the war my father almost became a Louisiana
shrimp boat and oil rig outfitter.

The problem here is twisting the meaning of "lucky" to imply
successful people don't really deserve their money as much as some
envious politician does.

jsw

Right. It can be used to mislead both ways.

Not to speak for Iggy, but I think his point is that some people have had a
hard run and that a safety net for such people is the mark of a civilized
society. We've buggered it up in the past -- it was welfare abuse that
turned me into a Republican g -- but the idea is valid, IMO.

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Ed Huntress