Re: Our Responsibility to Those in Need

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Sat Jul 28 2001 - 09:49:50 MDT


Olga Bourlin wrote:
>
> From: "Alex F. Bokov" <alexboko@umich.edu>
>
> > > Libertarians don't favor
> > > > outlawing stupidity, but stupidity should have its costs.
> >
> > It does, by definition, except when some do-gooder authority
> > decides to redistribute these costs and protect the stupid
> > from the consequences of their actions.
>
> I would rather deal with a do-gooder authority than a do-badder authority.

Disobey Acton's Law at your own peril. Government is only interested in
doing good for itself. If anyone else benefits, that is simple
serendipity, or a means to an end.



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