tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888282.post8904736870398142298..comments2024-03-07T00:03:12.584-07:00Comments on John's Corner of the World: A political parable from life . . . John Holzmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849211055450293089noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888282.post-30803887761892417402012-09-12T09:56:09.140-06:002012-09-12T09:56:09.140-06:00what about the lawn service people who have to ch...what about the lawn service people who have to charge more than $50 to make a living? how many lawns are available compared to the number of homeless? what about the mother who how has kids to take care of? why is stay-at-home mom a full-time worthy job for rich people (romney) and not for poor people?Seeingit81noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888282.post-6298102778464240572012-09-05T22:35:32.362-06:002012-09-05T22:35:32.362-06:00This is such a difficult issue to tackle. In my op...This is such a difficult issue to tackle. In my opinion, which is just mins, if only the church were doing its job, there would be no need for the welfare state in its current form. But the church, and yes, I, is/ am not doing all we can to help the homeless, needy etc. The Republicans keep saying that all that welfare can be taken care of by the private sector, but I don't see it. I am a Republican, but a very cynical one.Ameyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888282.post-89223110051739502802012-09-04T10:48:38.802-06:002012-09-04T10:48:38.802-06:00Agree. But/however the question still remains for ...Agree. But/however the question still remains for all the others--and, even, for those . . . Oh no! It appears that my last two paragraphs failed to show up! Originally, the post finished this way: <br />This got me thinking: If I want "the government"<br />to do something, is it because it is the legitimate province of government<br />and/or something that <i>only</i> the government can (and should)<br />do? Or is it because I think it is a "good idea" . .<br />. just so long as it is "someone else" who (or someone<br />else's money that) is doing it "in my behalf"? <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Put another way: If I am free to do something and I am able<br />(both morally and physically/mentally/spiritually) to do something but I am<br />unwilling to make the sacrifices on a personal level to achieve that end [other<br />than to call upon "the government" to do it in my behalf], then is my<br />vote or political agitation really a morally right thing? Why or why not?John Holzmannhttp://strategicinheritance.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888282.post-24421936225615718872012-09-04T10:37:07.255-06:002012-09-04T10:37:07.255-06:00Laudable, but there are homeless who are too far g...Laudable, but there are homeless who are too far gone or too impaired to mow a lawn -- or be trusted around a lawnmower not to injure themselves or others. In other words, who need direct assistance (and there are not just homeless people in that fix).Hawleyeditnoreply@blogger.com