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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Hierarchy of Needs
	Date:	12/6/2009 10:56:15 AM

First, I disagree with your interpretation of Maslow. In my view, Maslow says that UNTIL your basic needs are met, you cannot rise to the next level. He doesn't say that an individual has to provide his own basic needs; just that those needs must be met.

While all of the comments about an "entitlement" culture are interesting, you haven't answered the fundamental question -- if you don't help these people who cannot recover, what will become of them? Under your construct, they will be out in the streets. Do you want your cities littered with the homeless? A large homeless population creates an even bigger need for entitlement, not to mention a bigger climate for crime and abuse. I understand that you find the lowest levels of society to be distasteful and that you want to punish them for being what they are...but seriously, are you saying that human life is so worthless? How does that square with basic Christian beliefs?

And I agree, there are cultures that believe in taking care of their own, through a family network. But, we no longer seem to have that culture. On our way to self actualization, we threw family obligations under the bus.