gclark809 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Libertarians are not "planning a future" for anyone. We want the > billions of our fellow humans to live in peace and the freedom to > plan their own lives. > > Sparta was the orignial totalitarian state as far as I know. To toss > that reference is absurd. > > No one here is denegrating charity when given voluntarily. Most > charitable organizations distribute at least 80% of their > contributions. Government welfare distributes less than 30% of their > budgets to their "clients," and the rest is spent on "administration."
worst, private welfare would have a strong incentive to move people into meaningful productive lives, whereas gov just ships money with no concern if that money is doing good or bad. Vic ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
