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Re: Freedom vs. Wellfare
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:59:23 GMT
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> I have argued in the past that acknowledging a right that others have to
> take away what is yours makes you less human, not more.
And you would hold that even if what they take away from you is pure luxury,
whereas they need it to survive? Well, a humanistic attitude IMO goes a bit
more towards enabling a decent life for everybody. It also does not contain
a right to make as much money as possible jut because I am lucky enough to
find circumstances that allow me to do so.
> Read Rand, Friedman fils & pere,
I will, when I find time. I hope their language is not too hard for me to
understand ...
> > I understand that. This right in the US is actually very unique, which is
> > why we in Europe learn at school about it.
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> And so you should, as it is part of why we are more successful than other
> countries.
At least it is part of why you feel better than the rest of the world. Which
may in turn also make you more successful, but there could be more reasons
for that. Being so successful that one is the only remaining superpower also
comes with an obligation, given the moral claim the US hold. And with a
risk, as we have sadly seen.
> One dollar, taken forcefully, is more of an assault on my liberty than 1
> million dollars donated voluntarily.
Sure.
> Which has more positive effect on the recepient? the 1 dollar? Hardly.
But will there be enough more money donated? My guess is no.
:wq
Horst (who is a bit behind in reading news ...)
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| (...) That is a correct restatement of what I said, yes. There are no rights to free goods. This is a fundamental tenet of my belief system. It is not held by all americans (witness those who feel a tithe to their church is a mandatory moral (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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