| TheRealMafoo said:
When you create a social program however (like healthcare), and I am required to pay for some else's service with money I am required to earn. I am working in the service of others forcibly. I become an indentured servant. That is a loss of liberty. So two ways to fix this.
Either one of those goes into service, then no longer is the government taking away my liberties (with respect to taking my time and giving it to someone else) |
So I assume you are against the current police and education system as well yes? Why should I have to pay to investigate someone robbing you? I shouldn't have to pay to educate your children either. Why is my liberty going to furthering someone else?
I assume you are against the above statements however. We should not privatize the police department, education (fully), the fire department, or a number of other governmental services. The question is not whether the government has a right to take your money to help the someone you don't know. The question is why is it ok in certain circumstances. The services are normally something any individual can be expeted to have to deal with, and serves the greater good of the society as a whole. Everyone is expected to get sick, and it is in the best interest of society to heal the sick. It makes as much sense to privatize health care as it does to privatize criminal justice.
On a broader scale there is no such thing as true freedom in our society. Nothing you have proposed would even bring us closer to that. At the end of the day we are subject to whatever policies our government puts forth. The will of the majority is pushed on everyone else. Thats just the way society works. In our society the majority of money is controlled by a minority of people. This means the more money you have, the more likely you are to be at odds with the government on some issues. If you don't like it I suggest you find a remote island somewhere to live off the land. There you will have true freedom that you desire.
