A hundred years ago it was scientifically "proved" by economists that the laws of society made it necessary to have a vast army of poor and jobless people in order to keep the economy going. Today, hardly anybody would dare to voice the (36) . It is generally accepted that nobody should be (37) from the wealth of the nation. The opinions, that the poor owed their conditions to their (38) , are outdated. In all Western (39) countries, a system of insurance has been introduced which (40) everyone a minimum of subsistence (生活维持费) in case of unemployment, sickness and old age. I would go one step further and argue that, even if these conditions are not (41) , everyone has the right to receive the means to (42) , in other words, he can claim this minimum life (43) without having to have any "reason". (44)
This may sound like a fantastic proposal, but I think our insurance system would have sounded to people a hundred years ago. (45) . This assumption rests on .the fallacy (谬论) of the inherent haziness in human nature. (46) .
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The main objection to such a scheme would be that if each pe......