No, no they are not.
This is where we differ.
You have the right to EARN and PAY FOR them yourself, but they are not
freebies just for shooting out of the womb.
Let the corpses run like a river and let the strong survive.
It's called Evolution.
Baby steps. I can't propose outright anarchy to statist shitheads all at once, now can I?
I KNOW!
Liberty should just, like, be relegated to the people I LIKE, not to like, EVERYONE!
You're so caught up with whether or not they can, you don't stop to think about whether or not they should.
And neither do they.
This. So much this.
Followed for Truth.
Could have further removed bias [that writer has a problem with that in general], and not only copied or linked your curated comments, but it's not completely terrible.
But at least this shows that there's a faint, glimmering spark of logic and reason in there, in that cacophony of assumption and judgement that makes…
I'm smoking Liberty for Everyone, not just the Victim Classes.
Medicaid or Single Payer systems are just as wrong - they're just on an even grander scale.
You're still saying to person A: "Involuntarily contribute your monies to the same risk pool as person B, assume their risks and that of their behavior, and live with…
And you're trying to tell people that they must violate their beliefs.
Force is force - why not a solution that respected both you and them?
Let's examine this -
Right now, I own a business. I pay, let's say, $100 of my foregone profits that you and your ilk claim are yours because I "didn't build" this business.
That $100 goes toward the employer portion of your insurance. It's not even on my books. It's gone, it's overhead.
You pay, let's say, $100 - same…
Did I say I even like how it works?
I'm just proposing a better solution than FORCE AND MANDATES.
Muh Roads! Muh implicit ability to dictate to others! ONOZ!
Sorry Comrade, I'm not in that camp, and you've far from "won".
You'll want to join me at the End the Fed protest. That's a start at reclaiming your losses.
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I would be Objectivist if it wasn't inherently Atheistic.
I love Rand's work.
"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities."
- Ayn Rand
To wit on your prior point: My father says that "It is lonely and expensive to be principled." He said this as a cynic and an old man, but to me, they're worth the expense.
I don't…
Yes - they are called rich, hot, boot-licking betas.
False Assertions are False.
World continues spinning.