Keep Tied Thine Own Strings!

Branching off from the discourse on the rights to life and property.

IF you are capable of supporting yourself, you should. It's your life, and it's your job to keep it up. IF you have a job, it is your responsibility to spend only what you can bring in. IF you have children, it is for YOU to support hem.

We know that children are expensive. We know that sh*t happens and you sometimes end up with children you can't support on your own. We know groceries aren't free and somebody has to pay to keep your heater running. If you find yourself disabled or between jobs and without the ability to support yourself and your family, we care. There is CHIP, there is WIC, there are various welfare programs from the State and your local church.

If you take from these programs, you are taking little bits of other peoples' very lives. It is not polite to kill people, even if they are down with the agenda. It is up to you to decide to give, or take, but it is (as they say) more blessed to give than to receive.

Yes, there are ways to get money from other people directly, and through the food banks, the church and the State. But you ought not to take from them if you can avoid it. You are your own responsibility. Your children are your responsibility. If you can avoid making children you can't afford, it is incumbent upon you to do so. If you have to take a second job to keep food on the table, it is for you to do it instead of making someone else do it for you so their money can pay your bills.

Is your life worth more than the life of another man? Are your children worth more than mine? By what right do you take the things provided by others? Are you superior?

You are a man. Your life is worth as much as another's, unless you are evil in which case you are worth less.

I think I am not expressing this properly, but my point is something like this: Because you are "only" another human of equal value to your fellow men, it is an act of nearly unspeakable arrogance for you to accept aid that you do not absolutely need to take. If you can any way legally provide for your responsibilities in this life, you should strive so to do, before taking from the lives of other people