Posted on 06/06/2016 11:08:46 AM PDT by jazusamo
Too many social problems are conceived of in terms of what "we" can do for "them." After decades of massive expansions of the welfare state, the answer seems to range from "not very much" to "making matters worse."
Undaunted, people in a number of countries are coming up with new proposals that are variations on the theme of government-provided income — which amounts to relieving people from personal responsibility.
Yet even some conservatives and libertarians are coming up with proposals for more "efficient" versions of the welfare state — namely direct cash grants for life to virtually all adults, instead of the current hodgepodge of overlapping bureaucratic programs.
Charles Murray recognizes that "some people will idle away their lives" under his proposal. "But that is already a problem," he says, and therefore is no valid objection to replacing the current welfare state with a less costly alternative.
Everyone recognizes that there are some people unable to provide for their own survival — infants and the severely disabled, among others. But providing for such people is wholly different from a blanket guarantee for everybody that they need not lift a finger to feed, clothe or shelter themselves.
The financial cost of providing such a guarantee, though huge, is not the worst of the problems. The history of what has actually happened in times and places where people were relieved from the challenge of survival by windfall gains is not encouraging.
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But we see signs in parks telling us NOT to feed the wildlife as it will cause them to become dependent on us and lose their natural instinct to find food.
Birds are the biggest welfare queens going.
Eliminate HHS and hand their functions over to the National Parks Service.
Problem solved.
Jazusamo, excellent job posting part II first, so that part I appears above part II in the headline listings.
My dog has long been a personal trainer for geese and ducks.
Thanks, Yo-Yo, it makes is easier for everyone.
Cats.
The Missionaries of the Poor have mice in their kitchen, and the volunteers suggested they get a cat. Brother Chilu said people are always trying to give them cats, but the cats are so spoiled they can't imagine killing a mouse. They used to have a cat, but since they didn't feed it very much - expecting it to hunt - it moved up the street for an easier life.
A business consultant once told me, in relationship to companies, that “you get the behavior you demonstrate and you get the behavior you tolerate.”
If people can get paid for being lazy bums, they will be lazy bums.
I sure agree with that, and believe it holds true for more than just companies.
LOL. I guess I was thinking of ‘wildlife’ not domesticated animals. My cat also turns her nose up at mice.
Our cats let us know when we have a mouse in the kitchen, but they won’t do anything about it. However, they love the fact that we feed the birds in the yard. Several birds bite the dust each year when they get careless.
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