--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <noozg...@...> wrote: > > 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.
"That government is best which governs least" ........
