Reply to post: Re: The problem is the natural outgrowth of legislation, at least in the US.

Lost in the obits: Intel's Andy Grove's great warning to Silicon Valley

Terry Barnes

Re: The problem is the natural outgrowth of legislation, at least in the US.

", they are sponging off the folks who are working. "

The government's safety net ensures that people unable to work don't starve or have to live on the streets. That's not sponging, it's just one of the requirements to consider your society to be decent and humane.

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