02-02-2012, 06:33 PM
(02-02-2012, 06:30 PM)cgraye Wrote: OK. Where I was actually going with this is - if we have a duty to help the poor, does that then translate into a right to that help for the poor? In other words, does a poor person have the right to have his basic material needs met by someone else?
Offhand, I would say no, thinking of Paul (?) saying about those who do not work, do not eat. I could be wrong.