[MD] Dynamic Development at all costs?

[Christoffer Ivarsson]

> Speaking of controversial things, the above wiki article rightfully 
> cautioned:
>
> "Much of the debate about poverty focuses on statistical measures of 
> poverty and the
> clash between advocates and opponents of welfare programs and government 
> regulation
> of the free market. Since measures can be either absolute or relative, it 
> is possible
> that advocates for the different sides of this debate are basing their 
> arguments on
> different ways of measuring poverty. It is often claimed that poverty is 
> understated,
> yet there are some who also believe it is overstated; thus the accuracy of 
> the
> current poverty threshold guidelines is subject to debate and considerable 
> concern."
>
> Regards,
> Platt

Fair enough. Still, there is no reasonable way of denying that there is a 
large amount of people in the US that lives under horrible circumstances, 
and that this in combination with the virtual non-existence of Good social 
welfare leads to growing social differentiation. And it is not exactly 
controversial to link crime and poverty together, and then we can take a 
look at the crime-rate in the US... My point still being that a welfare 
state provides a better social climate for everybody, and the relative loss 
in the Dynamic aspect of the market in no way outweighs the benefits of a 
safe and stable society.  The dynamic aspect isn't strangled by some Good 
Static Latching.

Regards
Chris