OPINION: Democrats Have Proposed A ‘Right’ Not To Work — And It’s At Odds With American Tradition

OPINION: Democrats Have Proposed A ‘Right’ Not To Work — And It’s At Odds With American Tradition

In the now-infamous fact sheet produced by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (AOC) office explaining her “Green New Deal,” there was a promise that the government would provide an income for those “unwilling to work,” an old socialist ideal. In light of other AOC proposals, it’s no surprise the idea was included in the draft.

Providing a government income for people unwilling to work is, in effect, creating a “right not to work.” Why would socialists want this?

An obvious answer is wealth redistribution — the driving force behind the socialist idea. But more subtly, there’s the concept that if a person decides not […]

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