tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338200031275376565.post2286969390768734675..comments2023-11-02T07:38:56.988-04:00Comments on John Lunn's Basically Economics Blog: On the Ethics of a ShepherdJohn Lunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07770147825287832691noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338200031275376565.post-63147204846146570032012-12-29T10:06:35.886-05:002012-12-29T10:06:35.886-05:00Thanks for the comment. One of the most difficult ...Thanks for the comment. One of the most difficult things to do is devise a system that helps those who need it without creating incentives to become dependent.John Lunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770147825287832691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338200031275376565.post-38309191153219626632012-12-26T06:03:38.792-05:002012-12-26T06:03:38.792-05:00This is an interesting discussion. Obama treats b...This is an interesting discussion. Obama treats business owners like thieves and forgets that we all pay taxes to allow others to build things for the common use. I believe this should be the role of government: coordinate and plan infrastructure and services for its citizens while leaving each one free to pursue his or her calling. Handouts are against the purpose of the state since it is taking from the productive sector to give to the unproductive. It not only takes money away from the pool to be used for the common good but it is an incentive for the non-productive group to remain as such. I think that in order to receive unemployment or other government handouts, in-between jobs, the recipients should volunteer at public hospitals, schools, etc. You never know, some third generation unemployment/disability, etc., recipients may even find their calling...Deborah Srourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906382255319247353noreply@blogger.com