These things aren't in opposition. You can have a safety net that guarantees some basic human comfort and a system where merit is rewarded. In fact, safety nets actively improve the ability of people with merit to rise by decreasing the consequences for those who try and fail.
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Replying to @e_urq @mattyglesias
Our current system has neither meritocracy nor a safety net ensuring a floor on how far people can fall. A good system would have both, and they'd each reinforce one another.
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Replying to @SanchoValstein @mattyglesias
We have something. We don't have a safety net that assures that every American can access food and shelter.
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Oh, I think I see your confusion. We have a lack of access to walls and roofs, not beds specifically. That’s why people die if exposure every winter, not the lack of beds.
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