Theos-Talk Archives (November 1999 Message tl00328)

Here are a few more thoughts you can reject.

If government bails a failing company out and thousands of jobs are saved and
people spared being thrown out into the street begging, what's the problem?
(Not that I'm advocating your "corporate welfare", but this just came to mind
since you are so concerned about the working class.)

If capitalism is so bad, why is it that the U.S., as a direct result of such
capitalism, is the benevolent benefactor of the world. (This is not to
suggest I do not see the malevolence of the U.S. as well such as the wag the
dog actions of Clinton and his liberal cronies.  But such malevolence is not
capitalism.) Name one socialistic or communistic country that has reached out
and helped humanity even a fraction of the degree the U.S. has been capable
of.

I know ever conceding a point is anathema, but try to boil these issues down
to their essence rather than deal emotionally with effects.  The essential
issue is freedom and personal responsibility.  From there, useful answers can
be found.
Randy