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There is a contract in this society and a global goal towards public wellness. To the contrary of the US our "dream" is to give to every single citizen a good life, inside our ability to do so. This, so far, contributed to the relative low crime (and low violence) rates and the good instruction level of the whole society benefitting everyone. In a society where everyone (or almost everyone) can afford instruction, health services, a relative good life of course you have few crimes because everyone has something to lose and also you have less desperates ready to do everything, including risking their own life. This makes everyone safer, both rich and poor.
This is pretty much the goal in our society and, i believe, the vast majority of my fellow citizens fully subscribe to it. Socialism and also in part communism have benefitted us in several ways and i certainly don't want to see it trashed because we made the mistake to let savages inside our borders. This doesn't mean that we want to demolish the basis of our society, our traditions, our goals, our hopes and so on, all we have to do is recognize that we let inside people that does not subscribe to our life style and address this problem before it becomes untreatable.
Edit: This of course has a cost, infact half (and perhaps more) of what i earn goes to the State, but i'm perfectly fine with it because (corruption aside) i know that my money are spent towards this common goal: building and maintaining schools, buying machines and medicines for the hospitals, maintaining roads and public goods, helping who is in need, contributing to the health expenses of my fellow citizens, and so on.
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[–] WakkoWarner ago (edited ago)
There is a contract in this society and a global goal towards public wellness. To the contrary of the US our "dream" is to give to every single citizen a good life, inside our ability to do so. This, so far, contributed to the relative low crime (and low violence) rates and the good instruction level of the whole society benefitting everyone. In a society where everyone (or almost everyone) can afford instruction, health services, a relative good life of course you have few crimes because everyone has something to lose and also you have less desperates ready to do everything, including risking their own life. This makes everyone safer, both rich and poor.
This is pretty much the goal in our society and, i believe, the vast majority of my fellow citizens fully subscribe to it. Socialism and also in part communism have benefitted us in several ways and i certainly don't want to see it trashed because we made the mistake to let savages inside our borders. This doesn't mean that we want to demolish the basis of our society, our traditions, our goals, our hopes and so on, all we have to do is recognize that we let inside people that does not subscribe to our life style and address this problem before it becomes untreatable.
Edit: This of course has a cost, infact half (and perhaps more) of what i earn goes to the State, but i'm perfectly fine with it because (corruption aside) i know that my money are spent towards this common goal: building and maintaining schools, buying machines and medicines for the hospitals, maintaining roads and public goods, helping who is in need, contributing to the health expenses of my fellow citizens, and so on.