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From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
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Subject: Re: Poor People v. Libertarians
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Date: Mon, 29-Sep-86 15:06:07 EDT
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> Viva Keller!  Abajo con Cramer!
> 
> Libertarian:  one who is enraged by an `economic free rider',
> but is perfectly happy to be a `moral free rider'.
> 

I'm not enraged by someone who is disabled and unable to work.  I'm
annoyed by people unable to work because they have small children to
care for, and the father is being irresponsible, but I accept that it
is necessary to provide welfare under these circumstances.  I will not
tolerate people who refuse to work because they don't like the work
that is available, and then expect me to take care of them.

> Until the libertarian so-called `principles' are demonstrated
> successfully in a community of 100,000 or more, they should stop
> advocating them as a policy for any state or any country.
> _____________________________________________________
> Matt		University	crawford@anl-mcs.arpa
> Crawford	of Chicago	ihnp4!oddjob!matt

NO set of principles works successfully in a community of 100,000 or
more -- big cities are just too weird.

Clayton E. Cramer