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Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
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Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:38:58 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
Thomas Main wrote:

Government, on the other hand, is here to
serve the people.

No, the proper role of government is to secure the rights of people, not
serve them with free goods. You seem to have these two points completely
reversed.

I don't remember seeing anything about "free".  And the government *is* here to
serve the people.  What do you call road building/maintenance?  A "right"?
Everything the government does is funded by the Taxpayers, hence our obligation
to pay taxes.  If you don't think you should have to pay taxes, stop using
everything that is funded by the government.

Jeff



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  Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
 
(...) That's ridiculous. First, if I do stop using these government "services" (as if that were possible) would I then be free of a tax obligation? For the answer, ask home-owners who send their kids to private schools (like me) because public (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
 
(...) But we specifically ARE talking about free goods. Try to keep up. The assertion being made is that people are *entitled* to a certain level of medical care whether or not they can afford it. Now, if they can't afford it, what else would that (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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The following responses are rather Libertarian macho flash because they were composed hurridly. That's OK, since the original poster was bemoaning no spirited debate. If the following statements don't provoke a great deal debate, I've misread the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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