Sunday, March 25, 2007

Corruption on Civilization

I found this article very informative. Social security, government funded welfare programs have always been a step in the wrong direction. Some say it is for the good of humanity, for those that are broke, poor, whatever can get back on their feet. It is easy to make a premise, does it hold up to be a correct affirmation? In a few cases perhaps it has had a good effect on the beneficiaries. Also there is the other side, the people paying for theses programs. You know who they are. They are called tax payers. That is less money for the people paying these programs. The advocates of welfare say that it is not a grave problem for the people paying it. Alright then, what if it isn't a big problem for the taxpayers? What are the factors that can be examined. Well, the aforementioned article gives a thorough description of that. Let me elaborate partially on the issue as to not take away or add to the aforementioned article.

Ive elaborated before on other articles how the idea of forced confiscation is wrong and unethical but for those that are new let me explain. When you work through a job or another economic endeavor and gain monetary resources( or barter), who is the owner of those resources. You or the government? The government never did part of the work and only takes away from what you earn. The practice is seen among the mafia and petty street gangs. Some say the taxes are good for us all: they help people in poverty, pay for firefighters, police, "public" services, and so forth. Why couldn't any of these services be on the market where people can freely choose them?
Many organizations are dedicated to fight poverty without forced confiscation. Of course these organizations also operate in a free market so they have to weigh in the costs and benefits of their endeavors. With that in mind it is not cost effective to help a person by continuously giving them a check. It would be in the best interest of the organization to give the person a start and teach them how to be successful in life. Through this endeavor it is possible to save money and also to make the beneficiary a productive person. There in fact is a net gain. While the organization spent a little in the beginning to help the person, that person is now more productive and possibly might give back to the organization that helped him. It is better for civilization as a whole to have the most productive people, that way their resources can be spent on other commodities(houses, food, toys, etc.) which will then require more workers to make. With welfare it is a net loss. I rather live in a world with more productive individuals.

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