Welfare

Welfare...
Is it a legitimate function of the government to take away the wealth that YOU created and hand it over to someone that's done nothing to earn it? Should those that achieve be punished by being forced to pay the way for those that didn't?

Discuss...

>>50
Ideally, everyone would be willing and able to work, and earn their own living.  Unfortunately, people have this annoying tendancy to be 'human beings' which makes them imperfect.  There's people who are lazy, undisciplined, and just plain stupid.  It's part of the package.

If people were smart enough to manage on their own, there'd be no real need for government.  The government is essentially there to prevent society from crumbling around itself, even when it's populated by imperfect people.  Some measure must be taken to ensure that these people have the basic human rights of life and etcetera that all other people do.  The alternative is to let the government decide which 'people' are worth keeping around, and which 'people' should be exterminated.  Not a good direction to go.