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| Topic | Help me not be angry that my friend on SSI just got a brand new car. |
| darkknight109 09/03/17 12:18:20 PM #51: | So, just to see if I have this straight, you're jealous of a high-functioning autist with limited job prospects who's stuck living at home with his parents? Because that's kind of sad. BeerOnTap posted... Helping people in need is the role of private charities, churches, and communities If they'd succeeded in fulfilling that role, government would never have needed to step in. The fact that they didn't kind of shoots a whole bunch of holes in this viewpoint. BeerOnTap posted... And if people were allowed to keep more of their hard-earned money (and that includes large corporations) then they could afford to be incredibly more charitable. Again, history does not bear this out. Prior to the 20th century, social security programs were rare-to-non-existent in most countries and their functions were handled by charitable organizations. And they were fucking terrible at it. --- Kill 1 man: You are a murderer. Kill 10 men: You are a monster. Kill 100 men: You are a hero. Kill 10,000 men, you are a conqueror! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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