[ExI] Social right to have a living

[Giulio Prisco]

I think Stefano makes a very good point here. And of course if a
community is successful every individual member gains.

I have no issue with the fact that some people have much more money
than others. I do have issue with the fact that some people have much
more money than they will every be able to use, while others are
starving. This makes the community sick.

2011/5/24 Stefano Vaj <stefano.vaj at gmail.com>:
> On 23 May 2011 23:41, Damien Sullivan <phoenix at ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 01:42:35PM -0600, Kelly Anderson wrote:
>> > What justification is there that society owes a living to anyone?
>>
>> I actually wouldn't start with any abstract blanket right to "a living";
>> society's clearly not rich enough yet for that.  We can start with the
>> right to *make* a living, including fair access to the tools needed for
>> that.
>
> I think most Americans are inclined to see such questions in terms of what
> is right for the individuals concerned.
>
> There is however another angle, where the question is: which communities are
> going to flourish, expand, evolve, successfully compete with other
> communities, etc.?
>
> Clearly, the models pertaining to internal allocation of resources are not
> an irrelevant factor in this respect.
>
> --
> Stefano Vaj
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