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Subject:	Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Sun, 4 Jul 1999 18:55:35 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote: > I strongly believe that Libertarianism is defensible both from first > principles (it is the best system for securing the individual rights of > all) and from a utilitarian basis (it is the system that will get us all > the most personal wealth and happiness and the least suffering) and try > to distinguish between which argument I am making whenever I can. In all fairness Communism is defendable from first principles yet is always said to be bad. I agree with the ideal of communism but not Marxism. In an ideal communism state there is no tax, no unemployment. I've missed out on most of this discussion because I've been working - so I can pay tax... -- Carbon 60 ICQ # 5643170

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		Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
(...) In all fairness Communism is INdefensible from first principles, if you accept the rights based principle that people have the right to maximum freedom, or the utilitarian principle that we should strive for the system that produces the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Rights to free goods? (was Re: What happened?
(...) It worked. (...) Feel free to act on that belief. There are many worthy charities out there. You mentioned one of my favorites, Habitat for Humanity. We've been supporting them for an awfully long time. (...) That's where you go too far. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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