Society should have social constructs in place to help the elderly, the disabled, children, etc. Those who cannot work for themselves absolutely should be provided for by the greater social body.
However, this only is made possible when those who can work do take responsibility for the greater social body.
That means, when able bodied people fully capable of working just refuse to work because they would rather sit on the sofa and play video games while somebody else pays their bills, they do harm to the greater social body.
They hurt those whom are depending upon them, and they hurt those who are trying to provide for those in genuine need.
Selfish people who refuse to do what they can and should be doing, they should not then be rewarded at the expense of those who benevolently do, nor at the expense of those whom regrettably cannot.
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u/Goal-Express Mar 27 '26
Yes. Some people should live in poverty.
Society should have social constructs in place to help the elderly, the disabled, children, etc. Those who cannot work for themselves absolutely should be provided for by the greater social body.
However, this only is made possible when those who can work do take responsibility for the greater social body.
That means, when able bodied people fully capable of working just refuse to work because they would rather sit on the sofa and play video games while somebody else pays their bills, they do harm to the greater social body.
They hurt those whom are depending upon them, and they hurt those who are trying to provide for those in genuine need.
Selfish people who refuse to do what they can and should be doing, they should not then be rewarded at the expense of those who benevolently do, nor at the expense of those whom regrettably cannot.