2004
Now that's some devotion!
(lemmy.world)
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Ban abortions, then starve the children. If wasn't already apparent that the Republican Party is evil, this should make things much clearer.
Starving children don't learn. An educated populace is good for the economy. Feeding children benefits you directly in the long-term.
But people like you never think about things past the short-term.
Yes, you ghoul, you do have a moral responsibility to help feed starving children in your community. Morality is wild, eh?
That's arguably the single most fundamental job of the government, yes.
The fucking romans had this figured out god damn.
I am curious, what did the romans do?
Give free food to poor people, it was literally an easy way to win votes to simply promise more food to the poor.
The aqueduct?
Brought peace?
Bread and Circuses
Food should be a basic right. So, yes. I would argue that it should be the government's job.
In fact, I would argue that all the basic survival needs should just be provided to us free of charge. Leave money and income and working as such for earning yourself luxuries.
Anything less and you're just forcing people to work under the threat of starvation and homelessness. And is that right?
...also were talking about literal children here. It's not like they have a choice exactly.
I would LOVE if we could get to that system.
Everything paid for, you can sit at home all day if you want, but that will be with no luxuries.
You want Netflix and games and hobbies and whatever? Get a job to earn luxury income.
And it wouldn't even be hard to do. We would simply have to not have fucking BILLIONAIRES. That's about it.
Yes, fuck you
To feed children? Step back, take a look in the mirror, and ask yourself where you went wrong that you're talking about taking away food from children's mouths. You are a monster.
If you also think abortion should be illegal in addition to not feeding them, you aren't just a monster, you're an indescribably awful evil.
You do realize taxes are not the same amount taken from everyone? And if you're poor enough you don't pay anything on taxes. If you're a step above that, you get back everything you paid on taxes at the end of the year. I'm not really sure why you think tax funded lunches would garnish wages from the poor.
Also, nice strawman about abortion, you have zero idea about my opinions
No, it's not a straw man at all. It's a logical thing to bring up when you are stating that children don't deserve to be fed by taxpayer money. The state forces chosen to exist and then makes it illegal for taxes to pay for their food thereby proving that they don't give a damn about the kids at all.
What is the governments job if it‘s not „preventing children from staeving“?
It literally is, by the doctrine on parens patriae. It is the duty of the state to act in the best interests of its citizens who unable to pursue those interests themselves, whether it’s because they are incapacitated, or minors. This goes back centuries, to the time of monarchy. Our ancestors resolved the question of “who should care for the orphans?” with the simple answer, “it is the king’s duty.”
It is the government’s job, in its role as sovereign, to feed kids who don’t get enough to eat. And if it’s not, we should just burn it all to the fucking ground, because why else even have a society?
Nothing! That's why I framed my reply as a factual statement, rather than a personal attack.
It's a major failure of a society when people don't have access to the basics. Basic food, water, shelter, and basic healthcare. America fails quite badly on this.
Wendy's is luxury food however. If you want it, go earn money and buy it yourself.
You're arguing against feeding fucking children...
Did you ever stop to think, "are we the baddies?"
Unbelievable.
Wendy’s
You guys will make up ANY ridiculous straw man argument to screw yourself and everyone over won't you? You just are desperate to make everyone except the 1% stay suffering.
Come on now.
Bread and Circuses.
You're an evil ghoul. Evil ghouls get banished, not fed.
It basically is in a fairly straightforward way.
In the Declaration of the Independence it states thusly:
Since you cannot have Life without food, it would logically follow that it is the government's job to (secure these rights) food for people. If it does not, then the Declaration of Independence states that we can overthrow the government.