Unearned freedom from want

Unearned freedom from want is only perfect when you are in prison

Conservative ideas of freedom center on absence of coercion. “Freedom from want” is a liberal concept which is not part of “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.”

Freedom from want is either earned or unearned. For the ultimate in freedom from want, consider a person in prison. As a ward of the state, he has a certain level of freedom from want. He is totally taken care of. But at the price of his other freedoms.

All government granted freedom from want is similar to a degree – to get that freedom, you must give up other freedoms.

In a truly free society, capable people who don’t work, don’t eat. To the extend that you accept welfare, you are also accepting shackles and degradation.

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