Thread: Caring for the poor, the magistrates role?
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Old 03-05-2008, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Backwoods Presbyterian View Post
Semper Fi I agree with your line of thought. I wonder what the intention of the original post is towards the "poor".

(By the way I went through Jungle Warfare up at Camp Gonsalves)...
What is the magistrated obligated to do to relieve the afflicted in his domain?

For example, how much should he meddle with the economy? Can he justly raise taxes to help the afflicted? I'm sure we could think of other areas. And yes, by afflicted or "poor" I don't mean lazy, but those in genuinely harsh conditions.
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