I actually agree with you regarding the welfare essentials program, at least as far as you've described it. We would likely have some disagreement about what constitutes essentials, especially with healthcare, and I don't think the religious solution is scalable across an entire country without a theocratic government but we're in the same general camp.
There is also the cost/benefit calculus of welfare programs, where paying off some segment of society to just 'ride it out' may be more financially efficient in the long term then dealing with social unrest and decay of the commons that comes from doing nothing. I agree we need a caveat system though, since impinging further on personal freedom seems like a net loss. Free basic nutrition, if you abide by X. Education funds, if you abide by Y, healthcare if you maintain certain lifestyle choices etc.
Regarding the post script and the 'you guys' label, I'm pretty far removed from the buzzword culture described. Not sure how far this goes, but there seems to be a pretty large philosophical divide between software engineers and the traditional engineering fields.
There is also the cost/benefit calculus of welfare programs, where paying off some segment of society to just 'ride it out' may be more financially efficient in the long term then dealing with social unrest and decay of the commons that comes from doing nothing. I agree we need a caveat system though, since impinging further on personal freedom seems like a net loss. Free basic nutrition, if you abide by X. Education funds, if you abide by Y, healthcare if you maintain certain lifestyle choices etc.
Regarding the post script and the 'you guys' label, I'm pretty far removed from the buzzword culture described. Not sure how far this goes, but there seems to be a pretty large philosophical divide between software engineers and the traditional engineering fields.