Debate : 19777


Off-Topic / Debate / 19777	19776 \| 19778

Subject:	Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This...
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:33:50 GMT
Viewed:	1108 times

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes: > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes: > > > Then you are doomed to a lifetime of futile frustration and tilting at > > windmills. I already said that morally you may be correct, but practically > > what is the alternative? Society grinds to a halt every time someone is > > born? If you reject the possibility of being born into a contract, then you > > have the ultimate right: modify the contract and accept it or beat feet. > > The problem is there's no free market in governmental systems at the moment, > and the present players collude to keep it that way. I would surmise that "Fre Market" and "Governmental Systems" are exclusive. There has to be oversight to "Free Market" in order to maintain the safety and health of those involved in the Free Market system--hence Gov't. I live in a reasonably safe house. Why? Because there are rules stating that my house has to adhere to specific codes. These codes are enforced, ultimately, by gov't agencies. I dislike gov't wasteful spending like most others, but I do appreciate that there *is* a gov't to take care of the things that I can't, or don't want to. Things like police forces, military responsibilities, residential/commercial services and other such infrastructure. I'm not a gov't apologist by any stretch of the imagination--i'll call my rep to task if I don't "likes what I sees"... That said, a "free-for-all" is an inherently bad system, imho, and pure "free market" will lead into "who that has the most cash rules". Even with the gov't trying to slow it down, this is what appears to be the case today. Dave K

Message has 2 Replies:

		Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This...
(...) Sorry, David, you were reading too fast. You missed the point. I speak of a marketplaceof ideas themselves, a marketplace IN government systems. But be that as it may, past reading in this group will show that I don't agree that government (...) (21 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This...
(...) If it is being tampered with, then it isn't free. Or is that what you meant? (...) Building codes also prevent a wide array of construction techniques that are cheaper and safer because the building industry is entrenched in the code setting (...) (21 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Message is in Reply To:

		Re: Just Teasing, I Have No Intention of Debating Any of This...
(...) The problem is there's no free market in governmental systems at the moment, and the present players collude to keep it that way. (21 years ago, 24-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

164 Messages in This Thread:
(Inline display suppressed due to large size. Click Dots below to view.)

Entire Thread on One Page:: Nested: All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear: All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:: Nested: All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear: All | Brief | Compact

Custom Search