[MD] U.S. Values: the Jones

[David M]

Hi Khaled

But do we not have the right to make communal
decisions about how our excess or surplus is
used? Especially as production is communal too.

Even the writer uses paper made by others.

David M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Khaled Alkotob" <khaledsa at juno.com>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] U.S. Values: the Jones


> [Platt]
>> So I gather your social morality is based on "need." Those with more 
>> should share what they have with those with less.  Is that correct?
> 
> No, I rather see it as Elevating the Quality of the nation.
> 
> 
>> > A couple of questions to add to the mix.
>> > If you are content, do you tend to share more.
>> > If you came from a more unfortunate background, does that make you 
>> want
>> > to share more.
>> > Is it really a net-zero gain in the end, meaning that if the rich 
>> did not
>> > work so hard to "share" later, there would have been more left at 
>> the
>> > bottom to begin with.
>> 
>> All good questions. IMO, these are the sort of questions we ought to 
>> be discussing in a site devoted to "An Inquiry into Morals."
> 
> It's not a question of morals here, it's not right or wrong. 
> Remember the minute you say morals you are dictating a standard for doing
> things. 
> you are taking freedom away. We don't want that.
> The will to help has to come from within.
> Sharing your fortune is a voluntary thing. Philanthropy to elevate the
> quality of the citizens, to invest in yourself and the community.
> that falls under the ZMM and not Lila
> 
> Khaled
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