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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Very few conservatives are fundamentally against helping people, we just don't want to do it in a way that creates irresponsibility or establishes an expectation of entitlement. It goes both ways, as too much government interference takes the responsibility off of Americans to care for other people.
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There is great irony here because for every person who comes from wealth and earns their keep, there are those who did not actually earn anything, are irresponsible, and have a sense of entitlement. But it's okay because they are wealthy so they can't really harm society through immorality or anything else, right?
There have always been government breaks for the wealthy (also known as Wealthfare) but when it comes to creating equilibrium in the form of social welfare programs, people are suddenly critical of "lazy people" and want the government not to intervene.
Coming from money is only as cool as the people who don't abuse it.