Tequila wrote:
GoonSquad wrote:
Having said that, I think it is beyond obscene to have so much poverty in a society that produces so much excess wealth. Because of this, I'm usually labeled as a lefty.
So you believe in redistributing wealth? How much? Do it too much and many of the wealthy will eventually decide that their efforts aren't worth the candle.
I believe in a sensible social safety-net funded by a sensible tax policy. I believe in government regulation of business and other programs calculated to reward hard work and innovation to promote upward mobility.
I would also have plenty of restrictions on people who receive public assistance. Children are not totally free when supported by their parents, and people cannot expect to be totally free as wards of the state. That's unpleasant, but it is reality.
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