tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208366169956594584.post4102840671980236818..comments2017-12-21T14:16:02.944-05:00Comments on What am I thinking?: Why is charity called tzedakah?Michael N Unterberg (Rabbi) http://www.blogger.com/profile/04463576192492186797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208366169956594584.post-25743470436204864722010-03-23T16:33:29.908-04:002010-03-23T16:33:29.908-04:00How did the founding fathers design a system to re...How did the founding fathers design a system to reduce as much corruption as possible? Checks and balances. Why would they work less in this area of governance than in any other area?Michael N Unterberg (Rabbi) https://www.blogger.com/profile/04463576192492186797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208366169956594584.post-31741955890399963922010-03-23T15:24:13.139-04:002010-03-23T15:24:13.139-04:00I agree in theory- but what about the problem that...I agree in theory- but what about the problem that has always been the problem with a system of collective redistribution: what if the people redistributing are themselves corrupt? Haven't most socialist movements fallen short because of that very problem? ISn't that problem a fundamental one? You can't necessarily trust the individuals in charge to be just. <br />How does the Torah safeguard against this? (Or maybe there is no safeguard, and that is why we had Yirmiyahu coming and admonishing the leadership for exactly that problem...)Noam Shapirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806199783787844553noreply@blogger.com