Entitlements - what's so bad about them?

To oversimplify a little, there are two kinds of people:1: There are the "zero sum game" people. I think they are sometimes called "conservatives". As they see it, if you give entitlements to someone, then there is less left for them. Out of kindness, they might support very limited entitlements for a short term to help only the severely needy. But they will always be critical of entitlements, because they worry that what is given to others implies less for them2: There are the "rising tides lift all boats" people. I think they are sometimes called "liberals". As they see it, a reasonable program of entitlements makes for a better society, and everyone benefits from that.

Yes, he identified himself very clearly, but with enormous verbosity.

I mostly agree with that.

No doubt there are many of those good for nothing lazy bums.The chances are that those good for nothing lazy bums actually work a lot harder than you do. And the chances are that your own standard of living is very dependent on the work of those good for nothing lazy bums.Here's my puzzle: You are an anthropologist, and a Randroid. But would a purely Randroid world even have anthropologists? Surely anthropologists (and mathematicians such as myself) are just lazy bums living of the fat of the land and the work of others.