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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 75
Reasons
Reasons.
| 1. | Oar social conditions differ from those of older countries like England. |
| 2. | Oar political conditions are different. |
| 3. | It is the duty of people to anticipate the future. |
| 4. | The State is a gainer or loser in proportion as the interests of communities and individuals are fostered. |
| 5. | For all purposes of mutual Interest and benefit the State can do things better than individuals, e.g., post-office, telegraphs, taxation, education. |
| 6. | Competition is so strong, employment so uncertain, and wages so diverse that direct provision for sickness, bad times, and old age are impossible to a large proportion of the population in every community. |
| 7. | Poverty is not a crime, and old age and poverty are certain under our present social and commercial systems. |
| 8. | Charity organisations, poor-houses, refuges, are unworthy of our enlightened civilisation. |
| 9. | People should be trained by the State to anticipate the fatare, and schemes should be devised having this end in view, |
| 10. | Friendly societies and assurance companies offer certain benefits, but they are open to serious defects, such as a State system only can amend. |
| 11. | No system other than one established by the State could confer pensions and destroy charity such as is now recognised by the general and local Government authorities |
The advantages of a pension scheme such as is proposed are:—
| 1. | Self-reliance and independence are fostered among the people. |
| 2. | It is equitable and self-sustaining. |
| 3. | It treats men and women on terms of equality. |
| 4. | It gives Independence to individuals at a time when least capable of opposing the influence of capital and companies. |
| 5. | It binds the classes and masses together in such a way that individualism and socialism may work together for the common good. |
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