Difference between revisions of "Voting for bread and circuses"
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***{{arg/con|Social programs and entitlements have a history of being ''reduced'' steadily, per capita, over the past few decades.}} | ***{{arg/con|Social programs and entitlements have a history of being ''reduced'' steadily, per capita, over the past few decades.}} | ||
**<s>{{arg/pro|This argument is proven true by the collapse of the European socialist state. Decades of unsustainable spending has begun to collapse on itself and the "commoners" are rioting at the suggestion of later retirements and fewer benefits.}}</s> | **<s>{{arg/pro|This argument is proven true by the collapse of the European socialist state. Decades of unsustainable spending has begun to collapse on itself and the "commoners" are rioting at the suggestion of later retirements and fewer benefits.}}</s> | ||
| − | ***{{arg/con|The European economic collapse has been all the more rapid due to ''austerity'' measures -- the opposite of "bread and circuses".}} | + | ***{{arg/con|The European economic collapse has been all the more rapid due to ''[[austerity policy|austerity]]'' measures -- the opposite of "bread and circuses".}} |
****{{arg/con|In the United States, where there was a mild stimulus instead, there has been significant recovery.}} | ****{{arg/con|In the United States, where there was a mild stimulus instead, there has been significant recovery.}} | ||
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==Conclusions== | ==Conclusions== | ||
This is basically a ludicrous and poisonous argument which seems designed to appeal to the selfishness and elitism that are in plentiful supply at all levels of income. | This is basically a ludicrous and poisonous argument which seems designed to appeal to the selfishness and elitism that are in plentiful supply at all levels of income. | ||