The government has to steal from us and give to the poor...

[teacherone]

otherwise the poor will steal from us-- and they can be deadly.

Honest to goodness reply from an Obamabot. I guess you could call him a Utilitarian?

[Diogenese_]

I'd rather see the government give to the poor and stop the rich from stealing, that is my primary concern.

[teacherone]

I'd rather see the government give to the poor and stop the rich from stealing, that is my primary concern.

hmmm... but where would government get this money to give?

[tremendoustie]

otherwise the poor will steal from us-- and they can be deadly.

Honest to goodness reply from an Obamabot. I guess you could call him a Utilitarian?

Lol -- or, the government could do what it was supposedly set up to do: protect our rights, including property rights, from would-be thieves.

Bastiat's the law is a good read, regarding law perverted from its proper purpose, if you haven't read it: http://mises.org/story/2060

This is the old school translation, if you don't like the archaic verbiage there is a newer one floating around.

[ClayTrainor]

Scary comment, lol

[UnReconstructed]

government kills more people than anything... including the poor. the government creates the poor.