Originally posted by: lordjedi
And what is the problem with that?
Originally posted by: Tiptup
The lack of government action is not a solution though, that's just passing responsibility back to the people who should have it.
The lack of government action is not a solution though, that's just passing responsibility back to the people who should have it.
And what is the problem with that?
Nothing except for the fact that it is more difficult for a politician to argue for. He (or she) has to talk about the positives of private responsibility and freedom, and those virtues don't give people the warm mushy feelings they enjoy. Leading poor people to take good private actions as apposed to encouraging bad private actions (by merely promising that we'll throw money at every irresponsible person that comes along) often seems like a losing battle.
[Edit: fixed loosing to losing.]