Originally Posted By: Derid
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?


I am saying that if we eliminate all social programs the mob of starving people are going to go looting.

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