Wednesday 3 December 2008

"Social Justice" addling the mind of IDS

Oh dear, we see the idea of "social justice" infesting the Tory Party. Well meaning people begin to pave the road to hell while Collectivists look on and smile at the "good work" of their "useful idiots".

Ian Duncan Smith has begun to push the idea by saying on the Today programme today that Council tenants be given equity as a "reward" for good behaviour and paying their rent on time...

Before I continue, let us refresh ourselves about the idea of "social justice".

Social Justice is an odious term. It is built upon the concept of "social rights" upon which I would not need to improve upon the words of J.S. Mill:
So monstrous a principle is far more dangerous than any single interference with liberty; there is no violation of liberty which it would not justify.


Wrongheaded.

The "reward" for behaving and paying your rent is, surely, to continue to be provided with subsidised housing! Once you begin to get a "right" - and you can bet your bottom dollar (if you still have it) that these people will make it "law" - to equity just for upholding a contract, then it will become the obligation of the State to PROVE that people are not able to gain their "entitlements". It will be a ratchet, as is anything that has the ghastly phrase "social justice" pinned to it.

Guido seems to like it. I cannot see why. Anyone thinking this through without rose tints will see where this will lead us. 

If you translate IDS's words it can be said thus:
Taxpayers are forced to subsidise housing that people could end up gaining equity in for free just because those people have paid a subsidised rent on time and not misbehaved.
Apart from the fact that it is another example of "prizes for all" and heaping praise on people for just behaving like a civilised human being, it is, in effect, a forced equity transfer from the taxpayer to those in "social housing". 

It is, in a word, extortion.

2 comments:

Old Holborn said...

Rog, nice to seethis blog in the rankings

http://www.wikio.co.uk/blogs/top/politics

Roger Thornhill said...

Thanks for the hat tip, OH. A small increase vs the storming progress your blog has rightly seen. Great work from you.


p.s. WTF has happened to Guido? Has someone slipped a bluepill into his drink or did they just place a pod by his bed one night?