One of the ongoing discussions I am having at school is “What happens when everything is free?” This is generated by the Bernie Sanders campaign rhetoric. If you think the millennials that flock around the aging socialist are naive, you need to meet the next generation.
My short answer is that when everything is free we will all starve to death in a few days. I try to get them to understand that if everything is free no one needs to get paid. If no one needs to get paid then no one will work. That means that no food will be produced, processed, delivered, or offered for sale. When the currently stocked grocery shelves are emptied all that is left to eat is each other.
Welcome to the Bernie Sanders Utopia. Remember that fasting is a way to cleanse the soul.
homo unius libri
They won't believe it, even when it happens.
ReplyDeletePain can be a great teacher even if it must be repeated. With hunger you don't get that many lessons.
DeleteGrace and peace.
That's pretty much it, in a nutshell.
ReplyDeleteSomehow the nuts of the world don't seem to realize that they can lose their shells.
DeleteGrace and peace