tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post8907300577899045947..comments2023-11-05T10:53:07.638+00:00Comments on Patently Rubbish: Hear hearpatentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-56370557015679939892011-02-22T16:33:28.903+00:002011-02-22T16:33:28.903+00:00EP - what an excellent idea!EP - what an excellent idea!patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-33592620505062606052011-02-22T15:07:57.817+00:002011-02-22T15:07:57.817+00:00A very rich retired local business man is reputed ...A very rich retired local business man is reputed to have bought up a nearby old peoples' home and is refurbishing it to modern standards. Apparently he took the view that he might have to go into such a home one day, so he might as well make certain that he was in charge.English Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271488641341955140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-60613110352226394562011-02-21T08:39:31.576+00:002011-02-21T08:39:31.576+00:00There's a lot of truth in this. The removal o...There's a lot of truth in this. The removal of moral responsibility from the individual to the state is a great moral evil, not only in its effects, but in itself. But to point that out, is not to make "a fundamental objection to the State supplying services" - or if it is, it fails to address the fundamental rationale for the state to supply such services. <br /><br />For surely the heart of the matter is that some elderly (or sick) people do not have family to care for them, or the family can't (or won't) care for them. <br /><br />Perhaps we needed a more Churchillian view of state support after the war: a net beneath which no one can fall, and above which all can rise.Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407051721186824991noreply@blogger.com