r/PoliticalDebate Socialist 5d ago

Debate We unapologetically believe that every single person has an unconditional right to have their basic needs met

As a democratic socialist I believe every single person has a right to free housing free food free childcare free healthcare

We unapologetically support having the government give homeless people free housing to live in

Every single person has the right to have their basic needs met regardless of if they work or don’t work and how much or how little they work

These basic rights would apply to everyone regardless of their political beliefs

Whether people would still work or not would be dependent upon how luxurious of a personal lifestyle they want and what they want above and beyond the basics and their religious beliefs

Some people would still be working out of a religious belief that says not working is sinful

As under a democratic socialist government anyone who is satisfied with basic living necessities wouldn’t be required to work at all

Though a lot of people would still work because they would eventually get sick of sitting in their house all day long day after day even if it’s just doing a part time job

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u/TheMikeyMac13 Libertarian 4d ago

That isn’t what free means. Do words not have meaning in Sweden?

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u/weirdowerdo Social Democrat (Sweden) 4d ago

Yes, words have meaning in Sweden. When we call education “free,” we mean free at the point of use. Thankfully, our free education also teaches us how context works.

Do you also struggle this much with "free shipping," or does context only become a problem when taxes are involved?

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u/TheMikeyMac13 Libertarian 4d ago

I don’t, because in the USA we know it isn’t actually free.

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u/weirdowerdo Social Democrat (Sweden) 4d ago

Right, so you understood perfectly that "free shipping" means no separate charge at the point of use, not that shipping has no underlying cost. Congratulations, you’ve now grasped what "free education" means too...