If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at all. – Jacob Hornberger (1995)
I had a discussion today about the War on Drugs and why I'm against it. There are many reasons beyond the one mentioned in the above quote that justify my opposition to the WoD, but Hornberger likely names my most principled objection.
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Monday, October 15, 2007
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A government which robs Peter to pay Paul, can always count on the support of Paul. – George Bernard Shaw
This is highly relevent right now as we are observing primary season in the presidential elections.
The first question one should ask when being promised something by a politician is "Who's gonna pay for it?" Usually the answer is you. That begs the question, if the .gov is gonna take my money just to give me something, do I really need it, since if I really needed it I would have taken my money and bought it myself.
If the proposed benefit is going to be paid for by somebody other than you, then you should ask about the moral correctness of benefitting from the labor of another.
Not exhaustive I know, but a very truncated version of my views on government programs and such.
This is highly relevent right now as we are observing primary season in the presidential elections.
The first question one should ask when being promised something by a politician is "Who's gonna pay for it?" Usually the answer is you. That begs the question, if the .gov is gonna take my money just to give me something, do I really need it, since if I really needed it I would have taken my money and bought it myself.
If the proposed benefit is going to be paid for by somebody other than you, then you should ask about the moral correctness of benefitting from the labor of another.
Not exhaustive I know, but a very truncated version of my views on government programs and such.
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