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Libitarian guff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 23:37:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> > A community I lived in for a while didn't have access to a public library,
> > because the majority (but not an overwhelming majority -- something like
> > 60%) of the people who lived there didn't want to pay the few cents in
> > taxes to join the regional library program. And it wasn't because they were
> > building a privately-held public library of their own.
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> So move to a community which does have a library.
That's fine for the people who can afford to do so. Wouldn't this create a set
of uber communities that had all the services, and lower class communities that
had no services and people couldn't afford to move out of? Seriously, why not
just send them down the mines just now?
How are children supposed to move to different community anyway? Or is it fine
to deny them the right to educate themselves because the concept of tax is
supposedly evil?
I would take your comment as being flippant, but I do believe that it reflects
Libitarian policy regarding the funding of social services, which is the scary
part.
> > I would submit that universal education and access to libraries (whether or
> > not a right) are good things. I'm not convinced that this would happen in a
> > purely free capitalist system.
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> If it's worth the cost, it will happen. If it isn't worth the cost, then it
> isn't worth the cost.
Worth the cost to whom? Libitarian views suggest that services would be
provided by third party service providers. What if education needs subsidies -
ie the majority of parents can't afford to give their children an education
without taxes?
Ah - move to a different community and leave the poor people to their mud?
> Another thought, I think many of the longer existing
> public libraries were actually established with a lot of donated money.
Possibly because those who were born in a time of low educational access
realise the true value of libraries, whereas we seem to take them for granted
Richard
PS. Please don't take my tone personally, the impact that Libitarian policies
could have is just sinking in to me.. although I may have misinterpreted :)
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| Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) that (...) That (...) taxes (...) So move to a community which does have a library. (...) If it's worth the cost, it will happen. If it isn't worth the cost, then it isn't worth the cost. Another thought, I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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