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thenewgreen · 4854 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Rich are Different - and not in a good way...
Painting with this large of a brush is never a good idea. The title bothered me too. I'm no Ayn Rand fan but there is some truth in the quote, "it is the morality of altruism that men have to reject". -A bit heavy handed but still there is some truth there. I recently heard that the word for charity in german is the same for poison. -Give a man a fish and....
Our social safety net in the US is really expensive and extremely ineffective. I wouldn't have a problem being taxed at a higher rate if I felt like it was being properly allocated. The poor stay poor, the uneducated stay uneducated for generations etc. Our system propagates this. -I'm not sure what the solution is, but I am sure that I don't want my money funding ineptitude while we find out.