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Re: Preaching to the Choir
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 9 Aug 2004 21:31:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks wrote:
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I just drew the
lucky card -- so I get a lifetime of relative comfort and ease? I have a
very hard time expressing how screwed up I think that is.
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Well, Chris, that’s life. Life is unfair. And no amount of social engineering
is going to change that. The best we can do is assist our fellow men and they
us, and together we will muddle through life the best we can.
But what I don’t understand is how on one hand you can be a freedom-lover, and
on the other be a sweater-socialist. I don’t begrudge those who have been
blessed financially, but I am rather critical when they don’t use their
resources to help others. If I ever won the lottery (if I were to play the
lottery), I would instantly change occupations to become a philanthropist.
The difference is: I want the freedom to be charitable, not forced by a
government to do so.
JOHN
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Life is unfair (was Re: Preaching to the Choir)
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| (...) Mmmmmm. Nary a truer word spoken, or written, or whatever. But that life is unfair is not the nub of it. The issue is 'am I fair?' Am I one who promotes fairness or unfairness? Do I, by action or inaction, seek to reduce the unfairness of life (...) (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Message is in Reply To:
| | Re: Preaching to the Choir
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| (...) That's how I meant it all along. Sorry for being unclear. You don't have to have people as stewards, though that might foster a philosophic advantage for society, so long as what's taxed is the wealth, regardless of who owns it. For the rest (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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