I guess a lot of people would just burn their waste in the street under your system Christopher.
Maybe you're right about me being selfish with regard to the welfare state. I do perceive it as a very good way of covering my needs and the needs of my family ie in a relatively safe and civilised society. That's why I keep voting for parties that support it.
Jonathan Miller talked about the return of the concept of "The Heath" back in Thatcher's era. That is "the Heath" as it is in King Lear: a dark, cold, scary place outside the ring of lights that is civilisation, conviviality, communality. Where you finish up if you get it wrong; if your luck runs out. Maggie brought "The Heath" back deliberately so as to scare the living daylights out of us all. She wanted us to sharpen up our claws so that we would sharpen up our act and start making some money. The message came through often enough "you're on your own, either cut it or be a loser ".
I never saw a beggar till Thatcher's time. For total capitalism to work we need to see beggars all around as a reminder not to fail. Nice isn't it?
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