Quote Originally Posted by psychocat
Many would define that as greed.
others would define it as looking toward the future. the question is not whether it is right to ignore the plight of others, but whether government should force us to care for others as those in power see fit.

Just how fair do you think a system is that only allows for an advanced education to those who can afford it?
excellence is not always rewarded, but with a bit of luck even the poorest can find the education they deserve. who is to determine what is fair or if fair even exists?

Those most likely to succeed are born into a life of privilege and the old boy network ensures that those at the top stay there.
is it a sin to want to provide for your children? of course those born to privilege will have an easier time than those raised in poverty, that is a major reason for the accumulation of wealth for many. once again i ask, is it government's place to penalize those who have succeeded so that others can thrive or should we depend on the private charity of the people themselves to aid those in need? the difference is choice, the essence of the individual.

The comparison you use is faulty in that one is a deliberate act and the other a lack of action.
By that logic anyone who does not attempt to stop a murder is as guilty as the killer.
there was no comparison. merely a pair of examples, one obvious and the other not so obvious. with the inception of the international bill of human rights we have determined that all people are entitled to such things as housing and education. the question is if it is government's duty to assure everyone these basic rights and, if so, how they propose to pay for these things without penalizing the successful.

governments produce nothing and create nothing of value, so their wealth must be taken from the people. if so much is to be provided for so many, whose wealth must be appropriated and where exactly do we draw the line? are we to allow our liberal establishment's globalist ambitions to attempt to level the playing field across the world? our poor would seem rich in other corners of the earth, should their wealth be stolen to provide the basic necessities for those even poorer than themselves?