re: #134 Spare O’Lake

I am all in favour of charity, but let’s not kid ourselves - there are plenty of abuse and scams out there. Also, private charity is voluntary and therefore can never be entirely relied upon to provide all that is required. A just society is obliged to secure the necessary resources in order to make sure that its sick and disabled members can be cared for and live with a modicum of dignity, and that is the price that society’s wealthier and more fortunate members must pay for the privilege of enjoying their individual liberties within a peaceful functioning society.

There is a balance, to be sure. What you are saying is that you wish to remove the option of demonstrable, provable charity. I disagree. Habitat for Humanity does what it does with far less resources than what the government would require to provide the same services.

Tsk, tsk. Such a poor view of the charitable impulses of your neighbors…