Liberal
activists across the nation have since 1994 demanded a “living wage,” which,
depending on who is doing the defining, means the amount required to cover the
basic needs of an individual or family. As with so many arguments made by the
Left, the living wage appeal sounds reasonable. After all, why shouldn't an
employer pay employees at least enough for them to have decent housing,
clothes, food, transportation and educational opportunities?
But there is a big lie behind this seemingly reasonable
argument, namely that the employer is responsible for providing a person's
basic needs, not the individual himself. The falsehood is further illuminated
by this question: Who is responsible for providing for the employer's basic
needs? If the answer is the employer, then society has two classes and equality
is just a politically convenient myth……
In short, the dependent society is a hopeless society
because, as Heritage explains, “government programs not only crowd out civil
society, but too frequently trap individuals and families in long-term
dependence, leaving them incapable of escaping their condition for generations
to come.”….To Read More…..
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| There is a direct correlation to taxes and government dependency. |
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