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I always try to remind people of that fact of life
Whenever you see people in need in society .... everyone pays for their misfortune no matter what you do or what you believe
You can be a cold hearted conservative and you'll pay for what happens to these people in the form of higher taxes that go on to pay for increased policing, emergency medical, judiciary, general lawlessness and devaluing of your community as crime increases
You could be a liberal or socially minded and you'll pay for taxes that go on to help these unfortunate people in the form of social programs to try to help or mitigate their lives
However, the long term results of both these mentalities are what make the difference
Cold hearted conservatism to poverty only makes poverty much much worse and eventually leads to a break down of society as people's lives becomes worse and worse and civilization just becomes an expensive police state governed by violence
Socially minded supports foster young people and give them a chance to make a better future for themselves and go on to build a better society. Once you do that for a few generations, the benefits only increase with time not just for the individual but everyone in general.