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Originally posted by taxwonk
Actually, many people can't take owenrship of their life. And even those who can, don't always make it. That's the price of a capitalist market-driven economy. It produces winners and losers.
Taking care of the losers to some degree is the price of peace. I'm not preaching equality of outcome. Equality of opportunity is a good beginning, but it still won't take care of everyone.
Some degree of safety net is a requirement, lest we fall into decay and are brought down from within. That's the thing that many conservatives have a tough time with. They want the benefits, but are unwillling to share in the burden.
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I don't disagree with that, although at a base level I think there is equality of opportunity, and I came from below the midlevel so I'm not fully jaded.
