Starvation Wages
On Friday, August 30, 2013 12:39:18 PM UTC-7, George Plimpton wrote:
On 8/30/2013 12:37 PM, Siri Cruise wrote: In article , F. George McDuffee wrote: For any society/culture to be reasonably/minimally stable, the basics [food, shelter, clothing, and physical security] must be available to almost the entire population. Some One of the primary functions of any government is to guarantee the necessities of life. False. That is not *any* part of the legitimate functions of government. True. It's part of the legitimate function of government. |
Starvation Wages
"jon_banquer" wrote in message ... On Friday, August 30, 2013 12:39:18 PM UTC-7, George Plimpton wrote: On 8/30/2013 12:37 PM, Siri Cruise wrote: In article , F. George McDuffee wrote: For any society/culture to be reasonably/minimally stable, the basics [food, shelter, clothing, and physical security] must be available to almost the entire population. Some One of the primary functions of any government is to guarantee the necessities of life. False. That is not *any* part of the legitimate functions of government. True. It's part of the legitimate function of government. It falls under "liberty and justice".... --in this respect, it means protecting society from greedy sociopaths (like Plimpton) who would force pestilence and starvation upon the populace if left unchecked. |
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