Agreed that the govt. should have minimum interference in peoples' lives. But it is the duty of the govt. to ensure that atleast the fundam. needs of the pop. are being fulfilled. That is the bare mimimum required. Anything provided above that becomes politically driven lollipop distrib.
Anything more provided at the cost of these fundam. needs of some people make the govt. undesirable.
Food, clothing, shelter and education. These needs of the people have to be fulfilled by the govt. How the govt. does this, is another issue. Whether directly, but having lost cost public food distro centres, public housing and schools, or by handing out dole, or by actually running an economy where there exist employment oppors for people to actually earn enough money to afford the above, is every govt's own concern.
I still think that public schools are required as long as the unemp. does not subst decrease in a country.
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Agreed that the govt. should have minimum interference in peoples' lives. But it is the duty of the govt. to ensure that atleast the fundam. needs of the pop. are being fulfilled. That is the bare mimimum required. Anything provided above that becomes politically driven lollipop distrib.
Anything more provided at the cost of these fundam. needs of some people make the govt. undesirable.
Food, clothing, shelter and education. These needs of the people have to be fulfilled by the govt. How the govt. does this, is another issue. Whether directly, but having lost cost public food distro centres, public housing and schools, or by handing out dole, or by actually running an economy where there exist employment oppors for people to actually earn enough money to afford the above, is every govt's own concern.
I still think that public schools are required as long as the unemp. does not subst decrease in a country.
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Sangan'ak.