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Originally posted by madmax
No I wasn't kidding about the 40 acre and a mule comment. Anyone that wants 40 acres and a mule is looking for a free ride.
Why should the government fix broken windows that they didn't break? The individuals that broke the windows should fix them and if they dont fix them, then they deserve to live in a ghetto.
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Maybe because they fix the "broken windows" in richer neighborhoods, even if it was the upper-class who broke them?
I know, for example, that the city I live in is sinking several million dollars into a fund for "sprucing up" the middle-class neighborhood that I live in. They know that if they do, property values will go up and they'll get more tax money; thus in the long run, they're the ones benefitting.
Would they ever do that for the "ghetto"? No, because the people living there are there because they can't afford higher property values & taxes, thus eliminating any benefits that the city would receive. The richest areas of town just get nicer and the poorest areas just get worse.
The same reasons justify why there is so little money from the national budget going into education, the environment, etc. It's always about what will make the government the richest in the end -- so they can ultimately just spend more on defense and business -- and it's not about what's best for the people.