• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The readers can use this story to justify opposition to social welfare policy.

    The implication is

    If mega-millionaire Simon Biles won’t stoop to help her own mother, why should my tax dollars cover the difference?

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      I suppose it depends on their overall attitude. For me that’s a perfect example of why we should support assistance for the needy. If someone with millions of dollars won’t even help their own family, then we obviously can’t rely upon people’s own generosity, and the need exists regardless.

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        Right, Simone should have to help people regardless, because she should pay a lot of taxes that go to that because she’s wealthy. She shouldn’t get to pick and choose who her money helps, that should apply to everyone