[Platt] But, the case of keeping a prisoner from being executed by the state is quite different from the state providing health care through forced taxation.
[Arlo] Its a little more than that. The "state" is morally obliged to (and does) provide food and health-care to its incarcerated criminals. [Platt] In the former case, the state is prevented from exercising legal force; in the latter, it is encouraged to use that force, an always dangerous threat to liberty. [Arlo] I see no "threat to liberty" in using taxation to ensure the basic health-care needs of a citizenry, any more than I see a "threat" to use taxation to fund public lands, libraries and to keep our roads and waterways free. [Platt] I think Ben Golden's post puts all examples in accurate perspective. Do you agree? [Arlo] Sure. To me its not about examples. Its about values. And a culture that measures value of life by wealth is a sick culture indeed (IMHO). 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/
