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Originally Posted by Yakk
If you "punish" the unproductive, they starve.
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Explain to me why they unproductive have a right to food paid for by someone else.
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Originally Posted by Yakk
If you "punish" the rich, they don't.
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That depends on how severely the rich are punished. But generally speaking, they don't starve.
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Originally Posted by Yakk
People who make lots of money are benefitting hugely from a stable society and strong economy.
People who make little money are benefitting less from a stable society and strong economy.
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I'd say that society is benefits far more from the wealthy than from the poor. It would be far more crippling for society if the wealthy disappeared than if the poor were to vanish from the face of the earth. Not only would their be far less tax revenue, but the poor would be easier to replace from an employment standpoint. Anybody can clean a toilet or rake leaves. How many people can perform heart surgery, program a computer, run a corporation or practice law?
I'd also say that the poor benefit far more from society than do the wealthy. Let's pretend for a moment that "society" suddenly went away; no more public education, no more public transportation, no more "free" medical and dental care for the poor, no more food stamps, etc. Who would be hurt more by this; the wealthy or the poor?
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Originally Posted by Yakk
Who should pay the upkeep and rent on a stable society and strong economy, those who benefit alot, or those who benefit a little?
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I'm guessing the answer you're looking for would be those who benefit a lot, which would actually be the poor.