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Smurf said:... What in the ****ing world has made you think it's damn good to be poor, and why are they better off in the USA than anywhere else?
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To: Hurkyll
There is clearly a problem of definition between what each of us is saying, which is not helping either of us to communicate.
Standard of living -- the common level of living.
Acceptable -- that which is generally accepted by society.
Right -- something that you are born with, that cannot be taken away (inalienable rights).
The "acceptable standard of living" in this country involves a private residence, a flat screen tv, a $40,000 car, two trips to Disneyland a year, health insurance, and all the food i can stuff into my face.
None of that is an inalienable right. Not a single thing, not even the food, much less that quantity of food.
Your right to breathe is a "god given" right (i use the term "god given" loosely, being an atheist, simply to signify that it comes with being born.). You do have a right to eat--if you have food, the food itself does not constitute a right.
You have no rights to material possessions. You have a right to work for them. You have no right to shelter--you have a right to build, or earn one.
This is how I define liberal vs Conservative(in the economic sense)--
liberal - believe you have a right to material
conservative - believes you have a right to earn material.
Now you know what i mean when i refer to "liberals."