02-22-2007, 05:55 AM
One of the people working for me had a homework assignment to read the following.
Not Yours To Give
It seemed to harmonize with my notion of the appropriate role of government, and my revulsion of the socialist trend to extort "compassion" by the legal sword of ever increasing taxation. I feel people need to be free to express their compassion towards each other, but not be compelled by force to fund "good causes" however noble they may be. I have no problem with our leaders using their bully pulpits to drum up support for good causes, as long as their funding is voluntary. For example, our local paper today had an extensive article on public grant funding to give to school districts to encourage their kids to walk or ride their bikes to school. This after two decades of raising taxes to get them all on buses, and media's weekly horror messages of child abductions and murders. We are also in our state considering things like paying children to go to school and pass their tests. I want my government to guard my borders, and perhaps do things that benefit all citizens equally.
Anyway, as Eppie has lamented, the Lounge has languished a dry spell without good political discussion material. I thought this might be a worthy topic, and I've recently repaired my flame retardant suit.
Not Yours To Give
It seemed to harmonize with my notion of the appropriate role of government, and my revulsion of the socialist trend to extort "compassion" by the legal sword of ever increasing taxation. I feel people need to be free to express their compassion towards each other, but not be compelled by force to fund "good causes" however noble they may be. I have no problem with our leaders using their bully pulpits to drum up support for good causes, as long as their funding is voluntary. For example, our local paper today had an extensive article on public grant funding to give to school districts to encourage their kids to walk or ride their bikes to school. This after two decades of raising taxes to get them all on buses, and media's weekly horror messages of child abductions and murders. We are also in our state considering things like paying children to go to school and pass their tests. I want my government to guard my borders, and perhaps do things that benefit all citizens equally.
Anyway, as Eppie has lamented, the Lounge has languished a dry spell without good political discussion material. I thought this might be a worthy topic, and I've recently repaired my flame retardant suit.
”There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.
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