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Kber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 10:28 AM
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14. Interesting take
According to Cain, and probably most conservatives, the government should only pay for what you are "entitled" to. According to me, and probably most liberal progressives, the government should take actions that benefit society.

I believe we all benefit from an educated society. Whether I'm "entitled" to hitter education isn't really the central issue. Better educated citizens benefit me.

However, I do feel that I'm "entitled" to live within a society that makes decisions for the collective good of us all and democracy (i.e. our government) is the instrument that we use to decide to decide how to use limited resources to provide for that collective good.



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