Revise: V.6 Welfare
Recommended by a vote of 11 to 0
Summary
This proposal reduces the size of the current plank by 19 words. It reorganizes and combines a few of the paragraphs as well as some of the bullet points.There are a few sentences added and word changes made, but the concepts are the same. Also, there are a couple of sentences added about individuals, rather than the government, knowing what is best for themselves, to emphasize the importance of autonomy.Text Showing Revisions
Government welfare programs violate the individual rights of two groups: those who have their property coercively taken from them and given to others, and those who receive this stolen property and whose economic lives are, thus, extensively controlled by the State. The need of one person is not a claim on another, and we therefore urge an end to government welfare programs.We believe that ending government interference in the economy will greatly decrease the need for welfare.
The current oppressive burden of taxation and government provision of welfare impair and stifle the ability of people to make donations to meet the needs of those who cannot support themselves.
We also recognize that there exists a large group of oppressed people whose very survival is currently dependent on welfare programs. This group was largely created by State action. Many groups in our society are subsidized with tax money, but only the poor are blamed for it, even though their potential jobs are destroyed by minimum wage and licensing laws and their homes are destroyed by Community Redevelopment Agencies.
We advocate the development of private voluntary programs to aid the dependent and oppressed to become truly independent, self-supporting, productive individuals. We therefore call for:
A. An end to participation by the State of California in the Food Stamp, school lunch and Medi-Cal programs.
B. The end of State aid to families with dependent children, State aid to the disabled, and general relief programs.
C. The privatization of state, county, and district hospitals and other government-funded health services.
D. The privatization of government-funded job training, retraining, and employment development programs.
E. The privatization of state-supported child care.
F. The non-adoption by the State of California of welfare programs terminated by the federal government.
Government welfare programs violate the individual rights of two groups: those who have their property coercively taken and redistributed to others, and those who receive this stolen property and whose economic lives are controlled by the State. The need of one person does not lay claim to the property of another, and we therefore urge an end to government welfare programs.
The least oppressive solution to ending poverty is through voluntary means. The current burden of taxation and government provision of welfare impairs the ability of people to make donations to meet the needs of those who cannot support themselves. We advocate the development of private voluntary programs to aid the dependent and oppressed to become truly independent, self-supporting, productive individuals.
We believe that individuals know what is best for themselves. The government cannot fully understand the needs of the individual. In the process of attempting to address the needs of the poor, the government creates additional problems such as welfare dependency, loss of jobs through minimum wage and licensing laws, and increased rent prices through zoning and land use regulations. Ending government interference in the economy will greatly decrease the need for welfare.
We therefore call for:
A. The privatization of government-funded services, such as hospitals, health services, job training and retraining, employment development programs, and childcare.
B. The end of State aid to families with dependent children, State aid to the disabled, and general relief programs.
C. An end to participation by the State of California in the Food Stamp, school lunch, and Medi-Cal programs.
D. The non-adoption by the State of California of welfare programs terminated by the federal government.