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Old 05-02-2011, 04:35 PM   #363
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At it's root, the core value of conservativsm seems to be selfishness. That is the conclusion I've come to.
I'd say more like conservatives want to allow individuals to make decisions with less interference from government. So, happy to donate to charity of their choice, does not want government to just give to all homeless people.

Thinks that private interests are a better mechanism for distributing wealth than government mechanisms.
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