"I just inherently don't trust the government to be a great "transferrer" of wealth" I agreeArchived Message
Posted by Desert on October 6, 2023, 12:40:03, in reply to "Some thoughts"
But then I would counter: You bet, the government isn't great at wealth transfer, but what is the alternative? In the history of the world, without government forcing the issue, the poor are worse off.
This is one of those issues that really highlights the differences between the worldviews of conservatives (either-or, all-none, black-white) and liberals (grey). Both agree the government isn't great. Liberals tend to look at the issue on a spectrum and conclude that "not great" is still the best option, but let's try to make it better. Conservatives go binary and conclude "not great" means "all bad" so let's oppose it without an alternative solution.