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What kind of incentive might society itself have for eliminating  poverty,
as opposed to incentives for individuals imprisoned in the cycle?  

On Mon, 7 Oct 1996, Depree, Jonathan A wrote:

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> Two comments: Firstly you cannot cure complex problems by simple means, 
> secondly you cannot cure social problems with drugs. At best giving drugs to 
> people who live in grinding poverty will make them more tractable -and remove 
> any incentive to do anything about their poverty. It's like treating an acute 
> infection with pain killers instead of antibiotics. The pain is gone so you 
> think you are OK but really you are dying, and because you aren't screaming 
> any more everyone can ignore you.
> 
> Drugs can make life more bearable while you are in the process of being cured 
> but they are not a cure in themselves.
> Jonathan Depree,
> Lincoln University, P.O. Box 84, Canterbury, New Zealand.
> 
> Socrates was a famous Greek Teacher who went around giving
> people advice. They killed him.   (school history howler)
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