Confiscationism 101
PERSON A – This person, of their
own free will, elects to work from age 22 until age 52 six days a week, 12
hours a day, to get themselves and their family up to a certain standard of
living. They carefully invest 100
dollars a month in a moderately risky mutual fund for those 30 years to insure
they take advantage of the miracle of compound interest and will comfortably be
a millionaire in retirement.
PERSON B – This person, also
of their own free will, elects to work 9 to 5 five days a week, then go home
and watch 6 hours of television, as well as much sports as they can all
weekend.
CONFISCATIONISM holds that in
principle it is morally acceptable to take money from A to give to B for social
services.
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