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Originally Posted by Pyrotex
Correct. These things do not currently exist. You misunderstood my point, which was:
these things WOULD exist in a totally unconstrained capitalist nation where there were NO social security, NO safety nets, NO taxpayer funded services for the disabled, the desparate, the disadvantaged, the dissolute. that is my opinion, and one I hold to quite strongly.
Prune the government down to just military protection and keeping the peace -- get rid of everything that you consider to be 'tainted' by socialism -- and let everybody fend the hell for themselves as they are able, and you WILL get dumptrucks cruising the back alleys, the bullhorns blaring...
"bring out yer dead... bring out yer dead..."
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well sir, the conditions you suggest for that scenario were what was, for most of the history of this country. our government was formed with idea of self destiny, self reliance and a touch of benevolence. this served to promote and develop the worlds center for economic and social ideas. the introduction of social tactics, is not beneficial to society. for starters there is no end to the idea of control. if its good to control smoking for instance, then it good to control whats eaten, then its good to control whats watched on TV and in the end lets control death. i will cut this here, but you know this has been and will continue to be the reality.
