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Old July 29th, 2004, 01:50 AM

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Default Re: OT: Jibjab, Politics, the Big Bang and more!

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Originally posted by NTJedi:
The best solution is to instead give them food for a few days and teach them how to fish. Have them realize the rewards of working such as getting healthcare. I definitely believe in helping others, but only with permanent/productive solutions... not some lifetime leeching plan.
Well, you know the saying. Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you've just lost a perfectly good customer.

The "Work or Starve" plan, on the other hand, has a singular element of elegance to it. One way or another, the problem takes care of itself. Nature loves self-correcting systems, and so do I.
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