In a truly free market (3 Viewers)

[Lentern]

..what would happen to Orphans?

 

[michaeljennings]

do you mean to say orphans would be bought and sold?

 

[Arcorn]

There are still charities in a free market...

 

[Blastus]

..what would happen to Orphans?

*what would happen to charities

 

[Lentern]

So they would be completely at the mercy of charities?

 

[powlmao]

Pretty much, or exploited in slave labor if laws allow it.

 

[Blastus]

So they would be completely at the mercy of charities?

"The mercy of"

The argument is that crowding out reduces charitable expenditure, I'd say that's generally true. Would it cover the gap? I don't know.

However the rate of 'orphans' as a whole has gone down dramatically as life expectancy has increased, wars have decreased, quality of life increased, etc.

 

[Blastus]

Quality of life increases etc you could argue as a combination of government and non-government actions/aims, if you were that inclined.

Turtles all the way down.

 

[powlmao]

"The mercy of"

The argument is that crowding out reduces charitable expenditure, I'd say that's generally true. Would it cover the gap? I don't know.

However the rate of 'orphans' as a whole has gone down dramatically as life expectancy has increased, wars have decreased, quality of life increased, etc.

Is this figure for people >16 years of age?

 

[Lentern]

"The mercy of"

The argument is that crowding out reduces charitable expenditure, I'd say that's generally true. Would it cover the gap? I don't know.

However the rate of 'orphans' as a whole has gone down dramatically as life expectancy has increased, wars have decreased, quality of life increased, etc.

So in all probability a couple of them would just slip through the cracks of this engine of economic prosperity that is the free market?

 

[powlmao]

Personally I believe all Orphans should be used as Slave Labour.

Makes our products cheaper.

 

[Blastus]

So in all probability a couple of them would just slip through the cracks of this engine of economic prosperity that is the free market?

About the same amount of poor bastards that slip through the current cracks. DOCS is by no means perfect, Lentern.

I'm not going to make the utilitarian argument because I'm not one, both systems have casualties.

 

[Azure]

Personally I believe all Orphans should be used as Slave Labour.

Makes our products cheaper.

Umm...

 

[powlmao]

Umm...

Or sweatshops workers.

 

[Lentern]

About the same amount of poor bastards that slip through the current cracks. DOCS is by no means perfect, Lentern.

I'm not going to make the utilitarian argument because I'm not one, both systems have casualties.

DOCS is a lot less left to chance.

 

[Azure]

Or sweatshops workers.

Just as ridiculous as what you said above.

 

[Cianyx]

Or sweatshops workers.

Honestly man, what the fuck?

 

[Phoenix Fury]

Ahaha what the fuck

 

[Blastus]

DOCS is a lot less left to chance.

Yet it performs so poorly? Also it's not left to chance, it's left entirely to the chance that the government can fund it.

 

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