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Originally Posted by JurisDictum
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I agree -- which is why you can't trust 100% of society to care of themselves. Self-sufficiency is a good personal philosophy and a horrible one for governance. It worked better back when we all farmed the land for a living..that's now how modern societies work. People aren't self sufficient. They are just usually overpaid or underpaid.
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You're correct in that you can't trust 100% of a society to care for themselves.
A successful society is built by weeding out its dregs who are incapable of producing something of value and who have failed to build a social safety net. You can't simply incentivize being unsuccessful with gibs -- that only perpetuates the unsuccessful behavior (if that's what you're suggesting. I haven't read exactly what you're proposing).