jbugden@smtplink.alis.ca wrote:
A social safety net is simply a form of health and life > insurance.
And a really neat-o form it is, too! All it takes is an armed force to coerce the unwilling into paying the premiums of those who don't pay their own.
Statistical arbitrage if you will. By spreading the risk you minimize the cost.
Yea right.
Yes, some people will take advantage of the system. But like a virus, a robust system should be able to withstand this form of attack.
Sure; it's heavily armed, after all. Just gather up some more loot. ______c_________________________________________________________________ Mike M Nally * Tiv^H^H^H IBM * Austin TX * For the time being, m5@tivoli.com * m101@io.com * URL:http://www.io.com/~m101 * three heads and eight arms.