Reply to post: Re: @TheVogon - Pyhrric victory

Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership election

LucreLout

Re: @TheVogon - Pyhrric victory

@Bernard

We, I believe, are wealthy enough to share and to improve the lives of others without necessarily seeking a pecuniary profit alone.

Nobody is stopping you. By all means, feel free to share your wealth with whomever you so please. It is yours.

I donate 2% of my pre-tax income to charities each year. Its not a large percentage, and I'm ashamed to state that I gift more both in pound terms and as a percentage than anyone I know. The positive point of that, is that I choose where the money goes, not someone else with a different moral compass.

I believe that no child should starve, no illness should go untreated and no mind should be left uneducated,

As do I, but I disagree that socialism, or indeed anything other than capitalism, can provide that.

I would go further though and state that no mind or pair of hands should be left idle until old age. All must do whatever work they can best accomplish. Jeremy Kyles only audience should be his mother and her retired friends.

and I don't think that those rights should have a "subject to status" tag on them. From each according to their skills, to each according to their needs.

And that, I'm afraid is where we part company. I'm unwilling to help those who chose not to help themselves, because it is a waste of my time and money.

Interestingly though, nothing you've described has used the word "equality" in any sense. A safety net doesn't have to be brought into being via socialism or even by government. It can exist simply due to the desire of people to have one. None of the charities I support receive government funding, despite being extremely worthy causes.

ETA: Not sure why you got downvoted. I couldn't see anything objectionable in what you wrote.

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