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Re: Government's role [Was: Re: What happened?]
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:00:46 GMT
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c576653@cclabs.%nomorespam%missouri.edu
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> As I've said before, I feel that if people are debating whether the post
> office can be privatized, they've conceded the easier to privatize
> things, and if they're debating whether police and defense can be,
> they've conceded EVERYTHING else, as those are the very hardest.
I think environmental protection and animal "rights" are harder than
defense to privatize. In fact, I think defense is relatively easy.
Probably easier than roads.
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Sincerely,
Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA
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| (...) In one sense, yes. In another, hell no. Defense _cannot_ be privatised, _especially_ not in Liberdystopia. The then-privatised DoD would not only no longer be under direct government control, but it would have to compete with others. I for one (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| An unlimited democracy with no bounds as to what the majority can decide is indeed flawed. Further, it's unworkable beyond a certain size, and leads to factionalism. A constitutionally limited representative or republican democracy is much better. (...) (27 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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