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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4382269" data-attributes="member: 63706"><p>It's amazing that they all three only objected or questioned the issue of "leeches", which I only briefly mentioned. They must not have any objections to the rest of what I wrote. </p><p></p><p>Leeches exist, for some it's the only way they know how to live. But everyone has the potential to be a leech, and will become one under the right circumstances. That fact is why socialism and communism won't ever work. Free market economies provide the incentive necessary for most people to contribute, and not be leeches, and they are effective enough that a society can take care of those who can't contribute, and even some who can but don't. </p><p></p><p>The moral hazard of social programs is that they incentivize leeching, and politicians are motivated to continue to offer more social programs to secure more votes. A safety net only works when more people are holding it up than are in it. But as the burden becomes heavier, more and more people jump in until there is no safety net for anyone.</p><p></p><p>How's that for pontificating? Really, this stuff is so basic, it's pretty sad that I even need to explain it, let alone defend it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4382269, member: 63706"] It's amazing that they all three only objected or questioned the issue of "leeches", which I only briefly mentioned. They must not have any objections to the rest of what I wrote. Leeches exist, for some it's the only way they know how to live. But everyone has the potential to be a leech, and will become one under the right circumstances. That fact is why socialism and communism won't ever work. Free market economies provide the incentive necessary for most people to contribute, and not be leeches, and they are effective enough that a society can take care of those who can't contribute, and even some who can but don't. The moral hazard of social programs is that they incentivize leeching, and politicians are motivated to continue to offer more social programs to secure more votes. A safety net only works when more people are holding it up than are in it. But as the burden becomes heavier, more and more people jump in until there is no safety net for anyone. How's that for pontificating? Really, this stuff is so basic, it's pretty sad that I even need to explain it, let alone defend it. [/QUOTE]
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