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Greebo

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    Greebo got a reaction from Grames in Country voting itself in for social services   
    I have already covered that repeatedly.

    By the moral standard that men may delegate their rights to the Government, and that to refuse them the right to do so constitutes a violation of their right to do so.

    By what moral standard to you propose to refuse men the right to do so?
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    Greebo got a reaction from Jake_Ellison in Country voting itself in for social services   
    I have already covered that repeatedly.

    By the moral standard that men may delegate their rights to the Government, and that to refuse them the right to do so constitutes a violation of their right to do so.

    By what moral standard to you propose to refuse men the right to do so?
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    Greebo got a reaction from Jake_Ellison in Country voting itself in for social services   
    The structure of the Government is not relevant to the discussion here. Further, I think you're reaching here. We have a Government today which (obviously immorally) does quite a lot more than just protect liberty under the umbrella of a single Government.


    Why? Assuming the Governmental structure designed includes a President, which is arguably unnecessary, if the charitable functions set up by Government are funded completely voluntarily, why would the President's salary be a question? Payment for the head of Charity would by necessity come from voluntarily contributed funds.

    Arguments ad absurdium aren't proof. Address the fundamental question - WHAT moral compunction exists to stop a Government from offering a service to the people if the people so delegate that function AND the function is provided WITHOUT the use of force?
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    Greebo got a reaction from Jake_Ellison in I think I might have to leave objectivism   
    Less well known.
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    Greebo got a reaction from 2046 in So I was thinking   
    It should be pointed out that the gathering of second hand concepts and accepting them as true without validation does not constitute thinking.

    Therefore the title of this thread should be changed by the OP to "I was not thinking"
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