Parijs objects to the welfare state on the grounds that it is wrong to force
taxpayers to subsidize surferspeople who can work but refuse to work. How does
Isbister respond to this objection?
a. He argues that taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize those who choose
not to workgovernment programs should exist to help only those who
truly cannot work.
b. He argues that taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize those who choose
not to workif they get hungry enough, they will either die or get a job.
c. He argues that taxpayers should be forced to subsidize those who choose not
to work because their choice is not a free choice, but is the end result of
lowered selfworth, a byproduct of discrimination against the poor and
downtrodden.
d. He argue that taxpayers should be forced to subsidize those who choose not
to work because those who appear to not want to work are often
psychologically incapable of sustained work.
Question 2What does Isbister identify as the greatest injustice of unregulated, free market
capitalism?
a. It provides for only some of the people and excludes others.
b. It is based on supply and demand, which is based on market value and not
moral value.
c. It places no value on human life other than monitory value.
d. It obfuscates the distinction between monitory value and moral value