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Originally posted by poolking
Of course that will be the attitude. Why beat yourself up about something that isnt going to affect you?
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Because:
A: It is often the right thing to do. I personally am not affected by the cap directly but that does not stop me seeing objecting to it is not just right but also makes sense as the cap was badly thought out and how it was introduced was inexcusable.
B: It may affect you down the line if they lower the guideline or use the same device to introduce some other "new" rule which does affect you.
To give you an example let me pose a question.
Would you object if disability benefits were halved?
It may not affect you now but I assume you might well see that defending the rights of others would be right.
Even if you can't see the right in standing up against such bad decisions even if they dont affect you it is in your own interest to do so purely on the grounds of "there but for the grace of god go you or I" or possibly because at some point in the future you will be the one affected by something and wanting support from others who are not.