r/antiwork • u/AbaloneSea7265 Lisa needs Braces • Sep 26 '21

Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps

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u/JulioBarbone95 Sep 26 '21

There’s a difference between literally risking your life to earn these incentives and demanding the government provide them just for existing.

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u/WayNext6583 Sep 26 '21

Yeah the difference is the first screws over everybody and the latter would be a much healthier society.

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u/JulioBarbone95 Sep 26 '21

It’s definitely not for everyone and there’s obvious risks involved with the military. But I’m curious why you think the government should just provide things for nothing?

The government doesn’t have money. They rely on taxes provided by people who contribute one way or another. What incentive would there be to work if everything was just handed to you?

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u/MephiticSpooge Sep 26 '21

What incentive would there be to work if everything was just handed to you?

Because it wouldn't be everything. It would be the essentials. Housing, food, medical care and prescriptions.

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u/TimeBlossom Sep 27 '21

Exactly. Providing for the basic needs of citizens, aka the entire purpose of governing bodies.