Parijs objects to the welfare state on the grounds that it is wrong to force
taxpayers to subsidize surfers—people 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 work—government 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 work—if 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 self?worth, 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.
ANS: D
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