One of the best comments ever in the NYT

[kpete]

SUN SEP 18, 2011 AT 06:42 AM PDT
One of the best comments ever in the NYT
byhappenstance

The primary difference between liberals and conservatives, at least so far as social safety nets is concerned, has always seemed to be this:

For liberals, it is better to give a benefit to somebody who doesn't deserve it than risk somebody who really needs the benefit to fall through the cracks.

For conservatives, the most important thing is to make sure that nobody undeserving takes advantage of the system, even if it means some folks don't get the help they need.

Liberals would look at unemployment benefits and want to make sure everyone got help while conservatives screamed that some of those on unemployment were not accepting job offers, so better to cut everyone off at 99 weeks.

http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/opinion/krugman-free-to-die.html?permid=2#comment2
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/18/1017944/-One-of-the-best-comments-ever-in-the-NYT?via=siderec