tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284169336072184992.post1725525371117397742..comments2023-06-22T09:33:32.324-04:00Comments on SENSE AND NONSENSE: McCain and His Merry MenNeil Bensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18269735762990766138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284169336072184992.post-19110875447208466832008-05-23T15:43:00.000-04:002008-05-23T15:43:00.000-04:00Dana,great questions. "Moral responsibility" is a...Dana,<BR/><BR/>great questions. "Moral responsibility" is a wonderful concept. There are many rich who give to the poor of their own record. However, there are many people of means who basically say "It's my money and I don't care what happens to anyone else." That's been said for a long time. If those with means don't see to it that the quality of life for those without means is sufficient, then those with means can find much of their money taken away. This happened in England. The worst nightmare of any of us is that the poor and the working class begin to vote en masse and elect a real socialist government instead of a quasi socialist one.Neil Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269735762990766138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7284169336072184992.post-92193064661244767252008-05-23T10:16:00.000-04:002008-05-23T10:16:00.000-04:00I've been a lurker on your blog for a few weeks, b...I've been a lurker on your blog for a few weeks, but I decided I had to speak up on this one:<BR/><BR/><I>While no one has accused the Republican Party of stealing from the poor to give to the rich, neither has anyone ever accused the Republican Party of taking anything from the rich and giving it to the poor.</I><BR/><BR/>My question for you is why <B>should</B> the government take from the rich and give to the poor? Shouldn't that be the (moral) responsibility of the "rich"? And just who determines the threshold of "rich"? Would that be done by the government as well?<BR/><BR/>I enjoy reading blogs with different perspectives than my own - it helps me to see the other side - but I'm just not seeing the justification for this particular side.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427053242655177097noreply@blogger.com