Quoting Case <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > [Case] > > Without government wealth would be redistributed on the basis of raw > > force. Redistribution of wealth is what governments do, all governments. > > [Platt] > Raw force? How so? > > [Case] > The chief function of government is to establish the rules of social order. > These rules place constraints on the interactions of citizens. All social > economic and political activity is mediated through these rules. These rules > or laws form a kind of social ecology where variations on permissible > interactions work themselves out in daily life. > > All economic activity is centered around the redistribution of wealth. I > have something you want. We make a trade. Wealth is redistributed. We engage > in such transactions based on established laws. What ever these laws are > they reflect the values of society. It is within the context of these laws > that entrepreneurs and working stiffs must decide how they can achieve their > personal and corporate goals. > > Ultimately government has the power to compel compliance with its rules > through the use of force. It has nearly absolute power to do this. In our > particular system government is established through the consent of the > governed; We the People. > > Arguments over whether government has the "right" to do this are moot. > Arguments over how it should do this are settled through the political > process. There is cause for cynicism over the efficacy of the process but > this cynicism can only be resolved through the process itself. That is how > our system works or doesn't.
Thanks for the sixth grade civics lesson. However, you neglected to make a distinction between voluntary and involuntary redistribution of wealth. You also failed to acknowledge that wealth must be created before it can be distributed. Thanks anyway. ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
