Commenter Thread Comments on Am I missing something? by cleek 3 days ago but the Roman anona was only for the deserving poor and their number was limited by law (and excluded migrants). just like the US. 3 days ago no state and no welfare? what is the whole "Render unto Caesar" thing about, if not about paying taxes to the state? and no welfare? they had a whole goddess dedicated to the distribution of grain and they named their welfare system after her.
but the Roman anona was only for the deserving poor and their number was limited by law (and excluded migrants).
just like the US.
no state and no welfare?
what is the whole "Render unto Caesar" thing about, if not about paying taxes to the state?
and no welfare? they had a whole goddess dedicated to the distribution of grain and they named their welfare system after her.