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April 5, 2016
The Moral Hazard of Blessing the Marginal Gift
I am triggered(!) by the following style of argument: "If by this act you improve the life of only one person, then the world will be a better place.”Let it be known that I have a sensitivity to this particularly unctuous solicitation. Whenever I hear it, I see nothing more than an invitation down a slippery slope and a great moral hazard. It is by this clever little tool that pennies are extorted from the masses and aggregated into irresponsible millions. I say every simple kindness is its own reward and no man who is not a child ever need be reminded what is good and what is not. So let the judgment of men be upon men. Who is cruel and who is vicious and who is gentle and who is gracious is for all of us to see plainly. But let the good man be shamed for not giving the extra penny and who then is beyond our arrogant reproach? Let the murderer be redeemed by writing a children’s book and what cruelty can we not accept? - Cobb
Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 5, 2016 8:20 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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"If by this act you improve the life of only one person, then the world will be a better place.”
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at April 5, 2016 5:53 PM