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  •  Dumb logic from the link (none / 1)

    The reason politicians can get away with doling out money that they have no right to and that does not belong to them is that they have the morality of altruism on their side. According to altruism--the morality that most Americans accept and that politicians exploit for all it's worth--those who have more have the moral obligation to help those who have less. This is why Americans--the wealthiest people on earth--are expected to sacrifice (voluntarily or by force) the wealth they have earned to provide for the needs of those who did not earn it."

    The right to give out money is the right of legitamacy that stems from elections (when fair and valid).  We elect representatives to carry out our values - inlcuding the value of altruism.  These people really don't understand democracy.  

    by Liberation Learning on Thu Dec 30, 2004 at 11:36:12 PM PDT

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