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    People who are unable to work must rely on voluntary charity — Carmelics
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    Supports→It is proper for those who can afford it to support strangers in non-emergency situations

    People who are unable to work must rely on voluntary charity

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    At any rate, the argument from identification can also be used to justify charity towards strangers in non-emergency situations, for example, towards those who are permanently disabled and unable to care for themselves (Badhwar forthcoming). Rand concedes as much in “What is Capitalism?” (1965) where she argues that people who are unable to work must rely on voluntary charity, thus implying that it is proper for those who can afford it to support strangers in non-emergency situations. And indeed

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