Mulvaney and his ilk think society should have no responsibility to care for the infirm. Ironically, the same set of societal norms which make his comments so abhorrent are keeping him from being dumped in a ditch with a large hole in the back of his head. Either you believe we are a society and we have some obligations to each other, or you believe everyone just be left to fend for themselves. It’s not difficult for me to imagine in a world where his principles applied, he wouldn’t last long. Don’t like to share? Here’s what we think of that! Thud!