Cameron attacks moral neutrality

The Telegraph reports on a superb speech by David Cameron attacking moral neutrality:

“We talk about people being ‘at risk of obesity’ instead of talking about people who eat too much and take too little exercise. We talk about people being at risk of poverty, or social exclusion: it’s as if these things – obesity, alcohol abuse, drug addiction – are purely external events like a plague or bad weather.

And the same in NZ.

“Of course, circumstances – where you are born, your neighbourhood, your school, and the choices your parents make – have a huge impact. But social problems are often the consequence of the choices that people make.”

Choices do matter, and that is why you need incentives to encourage the right choices.