ShempMcGurk wrote: >> BTW, you didn't answer this question the other day: would you let your >> house burn than have the local fire department put out the fire? >> >> > > > ???Why would I do that? I pay my taxes and expect the services. But even if > I didn't pay taxes I would still expect the fire company to come and put out > the fire.
Okay and you would also want to police department to come if you had someone break into your house. And you would want the potholes in your streets and highways fixed to keep your car from being damaged. You probably like to walk in parks that are kept up. All these things are "socialistic" programs to maintain the commons. You wouldn't want a privatized fire department who would let your house burn because you didn't pay them their yearly fee? Or a privatized police department to tell you to get lost because you didn't pay up as a burglar with a gun makes his way towards the room you're in. And Arizona already has a health care program. You probably avoid that so you can enjoy paying expensive premiums to a private insurer? Nobody is saying everything has to be socialized. It makes no sense for the family owned corner grocery or gas station to be socialized. The latter is the mistake some countries made in implementing socialism.
