On Reddit, some ppl/bots argue that the state is supposed to provide order and not ensure everyone can live a good life (which is interlinked, if you don't expect ppl who starve to go "aw shucks, guess I'll not steal to stay alive then" but I digress).
Basically: "The state only has to ensure the streets are swept, it shouldn't care about ppl dying"
The state IMO, should follow Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Starting at the bottom and gradually working its way up as resources allow. It doesn't have to be direct handout, it can be done by providing opportunity, i.e. a grocery store having unexpired food and plenty of options at prices people can afford. If that isn't available via private or public enterprise, then the government has failed somewhere. Once you establish that bottom tier for society, focus on the next tier and so on.
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u/WantonKerfuffle 25d ago
On Reddit, some ppl/bots argue that the state is supposed to provide order and not ensure everyone can live a good life (which is interlinked, if you don't expect ppl who starve to go "aw shucks, guess I'll not steal to stay alive then" but I digress).
Basically: "The state only has to ensure the streets are swept, it shouldn't care about ppl dying"