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Okay, so here is what I fundamentally don't understand about right wing economics. Even from an entirely selfish perspective, even for the vast majority of the reasonably wealthy, having a safety net of social security and free healthcare and a real benefits system is far better than having it be slightly easier to become obscenely rich.
politics, economics
And this is all completely disregarding the obvious moral imperative to both save the planet and help those who are more disadvantaged just as a function of their birth