Is food, water, shelter a right? Whether it is or isn't, should the taxpayers support people who cannot afford it?
I suppose the question really comes down to the quality of that food, water, and shelter. Also, the effects of the quality of that food should be considered. If poor people are only eating Big Macs and french fries, they're going to have major health issues, somebody else is going to have to pay for it or at the very least be forced to decided whether they should pay for it.
Who's regulations keep the poor poor?
What if, suddenly, the 'poor' found their own power and didn't need the liberal power structure any more?
How do you think liberals and progressives and Marxists would be with that?
One only needs to look to 0bama, Clinton, Carter, LBJ, even Nixon was a big time liberal and gave us such chains and collars as OSHA and the EPA.
How much do you think Big Government has impacted the life of the poor? Kept them poor?
And what about Ronald McDonald House charities? Would you bleed McDonald's to the point where they couldn't support that charity anymore?
And then what steps in to take the place of private sector charity?
Free collars, anyone!
Anyway, it has been interesting. I'm out for a while.