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It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. … Nobody but a beggar chooses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-citizens. -- Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
Consider the economics of an organ transplant. Everyone involved gets something of value. The doctors and nurses are paid. The hospital receives money. The organ recipient gets something that will save her life. And the person donating the organ gets a nice, warm feeling inside.
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Dying People Shouldn't Have to be Beggars
Actually Conservatives don't want anyone anyone to be in a position to have to beg.
That is why Conservatives support programs and policies that provide the most amount of freedom and control over a person's life.
Contrast that to Liberals who want the people to come beggin to the Government for a program to help them when they make bad decisions in life.