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Old 12-16-2018, 08:13 PM   #16889 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elphenor View Post
No I said owed specifically because you are entitled to it

not "able to afford"

it is owed to you for YOUR labor

and it's important that people see it this way, I'm not for charity, I'm for justice
Someone else's labor is not owed to you simply because you chose to exert yours.

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No, it's not.

Nobody owes you jack shit.
Just what is owed to you under your job contract, which you and your employer agreed to.

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Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg View Post
If you go into the medical profession then you've become a public servant. Your entire job is to keep the human race from dying. Not just those with money.
The vast majority of all jobs can be considered a "public service" if you think about it hard enough.

I think we're throwing around the words "owed" and "entitled to" a bit too arrogantly.

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Equating the seriousness of the profession with it being de facto government work is an embarrassing example of thinking with your feels.
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