On Oct 28, 2008, at 10:51 AM, John Williams wrote:

> Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>> It's not about what I want. Or what you want. It is about what WE
>> want,
>
> You may want it to be about what we want it to be about,
> but that's not what I want it to be about. I want what I want.
>
>> If you don't like being forced to pay for what *I* want (to the
>> extent that my one vote is ever expressed in government and laws),
>> you are encouraged to vote for what *you* want.
>
> If you think I should pay for what you want, then you should  
> contribute more of your own money for what you want.

No, I shouldn't.

Please stop pretending that I (personally) am trying to force you
(personally) to pay for what I (personally) want. I am not. You know
it, though I suspect that you will claim otherwise.

WE (individually) pay for what WE (collectively) want, understanding
that none of us (individually) has a perfect knowledge of what we
(collectively) SHOULD be doing.

It's called a representative democracy. You could look it up.

Dave

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