02-22-2007, 07:49 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-22-2007, 07:53 AM by SwissMercenary.)
Ridicilous, as is any extreme. Why have a police force, if people should be expected to be wholly responsible in keeping 'their own house' in order? I am not certain if the police benefit those rich enough to afford their own private army as equally as the rest of us. At least, if the words of certain posters here were taken at face value, some of us are supposed to hate their guts.
No matter what government 'service' that you think is 'necessary' that you name, I'm sure I can point out an example wherein it benefits some people more then others. A check for the fire victims is hardly unique in that respect. Yes, it benefits a much smaller group of people. Yes, you can argue about whether or not that specific bill was appropriate. However, it isn't an excuse to rule out the matter entirely.
As for your bus example, it isn't hard to find examples of tax money getting spent on stupid things. To draw the conclusion that taxes should be nigh-abolished from that would be jumping to extremes.
No matter what government 'service' that you think is 'necessary' that you name, I'm sure I can point out an example wherein it benefits some people more then others. A check for the fire victims is hardly unique in that respect. Yes, it benefits a much smaller group of people. Yes, you can argue about whether or not that specific bill was appropriate. However, it isn't an excuse to rule out the matter entirely.
As for your bus example, it isn't hard to find examples of tax money getting spent on stupid things. To draw the conclusion that taxes should be nigh-abolished from that would be jumping to extremes.
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