Ah yes that bastion of moral fortitude Geral Ford who personally okayed the East Timor genocide. As an individualist/anti-statist you seem to miss the ironic nature of citing a quote from the head of state.
Brilliant Video! To the Indvidualists who have tried to crtique this you need to read up on the concept of society as a mutually beneficient scheme, read some Rawls, Barry and to some extent Walzer.
The passive acceptance of this "truth" supports a societal structure (designed by and for elites).And the working classes are going to be easier to co-opt due to powerlessness, poverty, & ignorance.They become unwitting but not unwilling accomplices in their own demise (false consciousness).One last point:culture is not evenly distributed.Some individuals may disapprove of entitlements; others-perhaps the children of social workers-may want their government to provide them.
you miss the point--entitlements are a commentary on personhood: the government that takes your money (mostly for defense) and provides shabby schools and bridges that collapse, doesn't think much of its citizens. little wonder we rank low on the happiness index.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want but decides instead to coddle the wealthy and waste billions on military spending is unconscionable" - Me
At 1:30- its the individual's money. An income tax implys that gov owns individuals. That money should be left in the pockets of those who earn it. Socialism implys that we are unable to take care of ourselves and freedom does not work. should there not be a land where people can choose to live freely under a government who's sole role is to ensure the individual's rights and life(from external harm, not themselves). Or is there no place for liberty anymore?
but in any case i would probably not trust any institution(maybeeee the gov) to continue to pay me after retirement in cash or healthcare fees after i retired, if i was in that position.
...i just finished my reports with this topic and all went fine
kriziapink143 1 year ago
@kriziapink143 In my opinion, this is not a good example of his ideas.
simpsonhg 1 year ago
is this all really the ideas of amartya sen??
kriziapink143 2 years ago
Ah yes that bastion of moral fortitude Geral Ford who personally okayed the East Timor genocide. As an individualist/anti-statist you seem to miss the ironic nature of citing a quote from the head of state.
robdale88 2 years ago
Brilliant Video! To the Indvidualists who have tried to crtique this you need to read up on the concept of society as a mutually beneficient scheme, read some Rawls, Barry and to some extent Walzer.
robdale88 2 years ago
The passive acceptance of this "truth" supports a societal structure (designed by and for elites).And the working classes are going to be easier to co-opt due to powerlessness, poverty, & ignorance.They become unwitting but not unwilling accomplices in their own demise (false consciousness).One last point:culture is not evenly distributed.Some individuals may disapprove of entitlements; others-perhaps the children of social workers-may want their government to provide them.
mateodega 3 years ago
you miss the point--entitlements are a commentary on personhood: the government that takes your money (mostly for defense) and provides shabby schools and bridges that collapse, doesn't think much of its citizens. little wonder we rank low on the happiness index.
mateodega 3 years ago
"A government big enough to give you everything you want but decides instead to coddle the wealthy and waste billions on military spending is unconscionable" - Me
goblues21 4 years ago
At 1:30- its the individual's money. An income tax implys that gov owns individuals. That money should be left in the pockets of those who earn it. Socialism implys that we are unable to take care of ourselves and freedom does not work. should there not be a land where people can choose to live freely under a government who's sole role is to ensure the individual's rights and life(from external harm, not themselves). Or is there no place for liberty anymore?
gordonfreeman7 4 years ago
but in any case i would probably not trust any institution(maybeeee the gov) to continue to pay me after retirement in cash or healthcare fees after i retired, if i was in that position.
gordonfreeman7 4 years ago