Comments on: What Are the Characteristics of a Good Society? http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2009/10/22/what-are-the-characteristics-of-a-good-society/ Citizen Economists is an online economics magazine written by citizen journalists. These ordinary citizens provide reports and commentary on the current events affecting the economics of the fields they work in. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:44:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Winton Bates http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2009/10/22/what-are-the-characteristics-of-a-good-society/comment-page-1/#comment-66939 Winton Bates Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:03:49 +0000 http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/?p=2171#comment-66939 Pat: I'm not sure I understand your point. Perhaps you are saying that individuals have a natural inclination to look after their own well-being. A good society/ healthy society would avoid interfering with this incentive as far as possible. A society in which which government gives individuals an incentive to become dependent on others is likely to end up with a lot of disabled people to be supported by taxpayers. If that is what you are saying, then I agree! Pat:
I’m not sure I understand your point.
Perhaps you are saying that individuals have a natural inclination to look after their own well-being. A good society/ healthy society would avoid interfering with this incentive as far as possible. A society in which which government gives individuals an incentive to become dependent on others is likely to end up with a lot of disabled people to be supported by taxpayers.
If that is what you are saying, then I agree!

]]> By: pat http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2009/10/22/what-are-the-characteristics-of-a-good-society/comment-page-1/#comment-66785 pat Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:06:29 +0000 http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/?p=2171#comment-66785 Freakonomics can be thought of in terms of health care where the dollars invested in illness and disability are greater than the dollars invested in reproductive care and illness/disability prevention maintenance. Obviously, putting the cart before the horse will not yield progress promised no matter how good the presentation or how seductive the argument. Should not all "good societies" begin there? Freakonomics can be thought of in terms of health care where the dollars invested in illness and disability are greater than the dollars invested in reproductive care and illness/disability prevention maintenance.

Obviously, putting the cart before the horse will not yield progress promised no matter how good the presentation or how seductive the argument.

Should not all “good societies” begin there?

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