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Sure, but unless we spend some effort (money) on curing or shooting the unlucky addict it won't lead to pretty things. Responsibility or not. And usually in civilized countries we don't like to shoot mentally ill people. But for some reason just watching as they tear apart their and their loved one's lives is a-ok, because responsibility. :(

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Because responsible people then have to bail these people out with their savings / taxes going up. It's a moral hazard. If there are no consequences for your actions / financial decisions, people will never learn and will continue making bad choices because why not.

Agreed. But simply letting responsibility run its course does not make the world a magically better place. Processes that lead to better global state often require catalysts, such as gov intervention (regulation, Fed actions, addiction treatment, etc).

The taxpayers are the responsible ones, while the bankers are not. I agree with you.

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