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From: mc68020@gilbbs.UUCP (Thomas J Keller)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Poor People
Message-ID: <910@gilbbs.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 14-Sep-86 18:29:42 EDT
Article-I.D.: gilbbs.910
Posted: Sun Sep 14 18:29:42 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 27-Sep-86 08:27:23 EDT
References: <343@ge-dab.UUCP> <1937@udenva.UUCP> <174@gouldsd.UUCP> <1067@kontron.UUCP>
Organization: Gil's Place, Santa Rosa CA
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Summary: more 'libertarian' horsepuckey

In article <1067@kontron.UUCP>, cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) writes:
> > In article <174@gouldsd.UUCP> mjranum@gouldsd.UUCP (Marcus J. Ranum) writes:
> > >Whatever happened to Social Darwinism ?  
> > 
> > Most of us rejected it because we realize that we are indeed our
> > brother's keeper.
> 
> Being "our brother's keeper" is a wonderful idea -- as long as people
> don't start becoming lazy just to avoid having to work.  This is the
> heart of the opposition to making "welfare" (in quotes because the
> term is nebulous, and refers to a large group of only vaguely related
> programs) available to those who are able to work.  (Especially since
> work is readily available.)

  As usual, the 'libertarians' make seemingly reasonable statements which 
  mask half-truths or deliberate misinformation.

  Sure, there is work available for *MANY* (not all) who are able to work.
  BUT, can one earn a LIVING WAGE doing the work that is available.  In most
  cases, no.  According to every survey and study I have encountered, of all
  the "new jobs" being created by the economy MOST are minimum wage jobs.
  It is simply not feasible to provide for a family on minimum wage.

  I suggest that this makes the 'libertarian' argument that there are jobs 
  unfilled, therefore there are lazy people a crock.  Sure, there are some
  lazy people.  To typify all, or even most unemployed persons as lazy is
  a dishonest and deliberately misleading tactic.



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