O Estado populista transformando benefícios em "direitos"
Direito não é apenas uma palavra, mas a essência de nossas liberdades inalienáveis, o que sustenta as bases de uma convivência.
Direito é aquilo que você tem e o outro não pode tirar de você.
Por exemplo o direito à liberdade, à propriedade privada e à vida, que são alicerces sobre os quais se constrói uma sociedade.
É dever do Estado não apenas reconhecer, mas também proteger esses direitos, uma vez que são essenciais. Devemos estar alertas para ideologias que, sob a máscara de serviços e benefícios, desrespeitam e sacrificam esses direitos fundamentais.
José Rodolfo G. H. Almeida é escritor e editor do site www.conectados.site
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The populist state transforming benefits into "rights".
We must remain vigilant against ideologies that, under the guise of services and benefits, disrespect and often sacrifice these fundamental rights. Historically, dictatorial regimes flourish when the will of the rulers supersedes the preservation of individual rights. Therefore, it is crucial to maintain a critical eye on proposals that, while promising immediate advantages, may, in the long term, compromise our heritage of fundamental rights.
A populist State follows the seductive path of presenting benefits and services as inalienable "rights," creating a captivating narrative of state generosity. This apparent benevolence conceals a harsh reality: what is labeled as a “right” often turns out to be a duty imposed on citizens.
By proclaiming services and benefits as fundamental rights, the State not only appeals to popular sympathy but also establishes an obligation. If something is deemed a right, it is expected to be guaranteed, and to guarantee it, someone must bear the cost. In this scenario, the citizen becomes involuntarily responsible for the expenses associated with these services, since the State, by itself, does not generate wealth.
By making these services compulsory and labeling them as rights, the State artificially inflates their cost. After all, when something is a duty, the citizen is compelled to pay for it, regardless of its actual market value. The result is that citizens end up paying much more than the service or benefit is truly worth.
This economic distortion leads to a spiral of costs, particularly harming those in more vulnerable financial positions. As the State seeks to finance its “populist” promises, the burden falls disproportionately on the shoulders of taxpayers, who are then forced to bear exorbitant costs for something presented to them as an unquestionable right.
Therefore, populist rhetoric, by offering benefits and services under the guise of rights, ends up creating a dynamic in which citizens, ironically, pay the highest price for the supposed generosity of the State. It is a game of mirrors where the illusion of rights hides the reality of onerous financial obligations imposed on society.
José Rodolfo G. H. Almeida is a writer and editor of the website www.conectados.site
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