We often hear people complain that we have too many people living on taxpayers' dollars. Or that we have the highest incarceration rate in the world and that no one comes out of the system better. We hear about the problems of the homeless. Well, at least I hear these complaints and more.
The problem, according to Senator Barspool in 2028: The Civil Society, is that we complain about these things and conclude two things: cut funding that helps these people or keep paying. What we never ask is how we as a society, instead of paying the millions or billions of dollars to sustain these people, can lift them up and help them become productive members of society.
This is where, I think, this book is worth considering. Many say they are God-loving people, and yet they never come to the point of actually doing something. There are organizations that do their best, but we as a society never consider taking action. Teach people. Train people. Give them jobs. Help them to work and to make decent livings. If we spend money on that, in the long-run we will spend less money on social programs than we do now as more enter the work force.
It is my hope that someday a compassionate society will act in the interests of those who have been dealt bad hands and, thereby, work in the better interests of society as a whole.
The problem, according to Senator Barspool in 2028: The Civil Society, is that we complain about these things and conclude two things: cut funding that helps these people or keep paying. What we never ask is how we as a society, instead of paying the millions or billions of dollars to sustain these people, can lift them up and help them become productive members of society.
This is where, I think, this book is worth considering. Many say they are God-loving people, and yet they never come to the point of actually doing something. There are organizations that do their best, but we as a society never consider taking action. Teach people. Train people. Give them jobs. Help them to work and to make decent livings. If we spend money on that, in the long-run we will spend less money on social programs than we do now as more enter the work force.
It is my hope that someday a compassionate society will act in the interests of those who have been dealt bad hands and, thereby, work in the better interests of society as a whole.