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Re: It IS about Taxation ;-) (Was Re: (Sub|Ob)jectivity and related case studies on .debate (...or is it just about taxation :-)
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Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:53:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:

If taxation were not evil -- and I were in favor of it, or if we're talking
about what a behavior a government should be incenting, given our modern
context, I think that the following things are most important:

- Education of the highest quality possible for the highest number possible.
- Keeping people fed while they get their education
- The assurance that our global neighbors are behaving

<zapped>

But what about police, "defence", courts, and some sort of governmental
foreign policy office?

Oh, all of those things should be privatized...oh wait, that's not the
conversation we're having...

Well, defense and foreign policy pretty clearly fall under "The assurance that
our global neighbors are behaving" above and police and courts I guess are just
a way of administrating the goals of government.  I certainly don't think that
either one should be the main emphasis of a government.

(But I really do think they should be privatized.)

Chris



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  Re: It IS about Taxation ;-) (Was Re: (Sub|Ob)jectivity and related case studies on .debate (...or is it just about taxation :-)
 
(...) My mistake. I misunderstood your position. Out of interest, how could the police be funded outside the TAX system? Would one have to have insurance to ensure , say, ones own murderer is tracked down? Would one also have to have insurance to (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: It IS about Taxation ;-) (Was Re: (Sub|Ob)jectivity and related case studies on .debate (...or is it just about taxation :-)
 
<zapped> (...) <zapped> But what about police, "defence", courts, and some sort of governmental foreign policy office? Scott A (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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