Re: humanism vs. transhumanism

From: Charlotte Shore (cshore@caprica.com)
Date: Sun Apr 12 1998 - 10:56:47 MDT


> Dan Fabulich wrote:
 
> > Charlotte Shore wrote:
 
> >In other words, it is much more difficult nowadays, with
> >greatly increased gov't taxation on our incomes and everything else
> >within sight, to save enough to go into one's own business.
> > [...]
> >These facts would make the gentleman's argument more true than false,
> >IMO.
 
<< Except that the argument was not that taxation makes going into
business more difficult, but that it is impossible, because the
non-capital owning proletariat cannot afford it, being as poor as we
are.

I totally agree with your point, but it is an argument for decreasing/
reorganizing taxation, not to eliminate privately-owned capital. >>
 
And I totally agree with your point.<g> I wasn't aware that the post
under discussion had advocated eliminating *privately-owned capital.*
As an Objectivist, I regard any attempt to deprive men of the right to
property as totally destructive of the needs and rights of free human
beings.
 

-Charlotte



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