Question 6:
Which of the following arguments could be used to justify state action to provide basic minimum conditions of life to all citizens?
(a) Providing free services to the poor and needy can be justified as an act of charity.
(b) Providing all citizens with a basic minimum standard of living is one way of ensuring equality of opportunity.
(c) Some people are naturally lazy and we should be kind to them.
(d) Ensuring basic facilities and a minimum standard of living to all is a recognition of our shared humanity and a human right.
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ANSWER :
Option (a) & (b) could be used to justify state action to provide basic minimum conditions of life to all citizens.
(a)Providing free services to the poor and needy can be justified as state action to provide basic minimum condition of life to all the citizens.
(b) By providing all the citizens with a basic minimum standard of living, state action is justified in providing basic minimum conditions of life to all the citizens.
(c) It is not a correct argument.
(d) It is a correct argument.
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Answer:
Option b and d could be right.
Explanation:
Principles of justice are equal treatment , principle of proportionality and recognising those with special needs. The concept of equal treatment is that all individuals share certain characteristics as humans and they deserve equal rights and treatments. Hence (d) is right.
Just society must provide basic min conditions to enable people to live healthy and secure their lives. So (b) is also right.
Charity and being lazy are not taken into account while determining if a society is just or not.