Oh, what a tangled web we weave…yet, at least we can say Dr. King had integrity about the American Dream; unlike the ethnic pimps who prefer tossed salad of Balkanization.
King was was a fiscal liberal, but a social conservative.
He was no saint, he was not the perfect conservative, but he had a lot of courage. I admired the guy and still do.
Some people watch from the sidelines. Some people stand up and step up.
John F. Kennedy was no conservative either, but, I would take him over about 99% of the so called Republican/Conservatives of 2009. It’s all relative.
Milton Friedman also supported a type of guaranteed annual income in lieu of all other welfare programs and social security.
He believed it would save billions of dollars since the bureaucracy that goes along with those programs sucks up a good deal of the money meant for lower income people.
I understand that despite his real beliefs, at one time he waas a registered Republican
I’ve never, until this article, read anything about MLK being a conservative. Republican? Yes. Conservative? No.
Problem is, Republicans are generally considered to be conservative, except for those who really follow politics.
Something folks who push for a minimum wage don't seem to take into account is the way the folks who have this guaranteed wage will spend it. Sure, some will spend it wisely for their families, but some will fritter it away. There is no way to control that, so even if everyone has at least a basic level of income, it doesn't mean that people won't still be 'poor', because of the spending choices they make.