Originally Posted By: sinij
Originally Posted By: Derid
Originally Posted By: sinij


TL;DR version - if you cut social spending, society that allow you to create wealth will cease to exist in a massive wave of riots and anarchy.

Read this - Budget Cuts and Riots


It is arguing that the threat of mob violence should take the place of rational decision making.


@Rationality - Are you familiar with work of Dan Ariely ( Irrationaly Yours )?

My position is that mob violence is a given part of human nature (see: human factors) and at this point rather predictable aspect that you can control with policy. Nobody should be surprised when a critical mass of starving people with no prospects form a mob and go looting.


So, again asking for clarification - you are saying that if we freeze govt expansion at Clinton era levels that mobs of starving people are going to go looting?

For who could be free when every other man's humour might domineer over him? - John Locke (2nd Treatise, sect 57)