| thranx said: Than why not force people into labor camps? they aren't doing their part if they aren't wortking are they? Why not force people who burden the health care system to change their diets? they aren't doing their part to help the society if they are using all of the medical resources. Why not force people into the army or police force? they aren't doing their part to help society if they aren't protecting others and puting their lives at risk. I think we have differnet views of the government. In my view the governmnet is not there to hold your hand from cradle to grave, rather it is there to protect you from other people.
And demanding that people part with what they work for instead of working for yor own is ludacris. Why should i work when i can get others to do it for me seems to be your view. |
Yeah.... the argument stops right here. If you're going to throw such absurd, ignorant, arrogant, bullshit at me like that, then why the hell should I waste my time continuing what had, until now, been a relatively reasonable debate?
If you would actually compare having a portion of your income used by the government to do things that help not just you, but everyone else around you, in a way that no one individual would do on their own, to forcing people into labour camps and into the army, then there's really no help for you.
And I not once said that other people should pay instead of me. Indeed, that's YOUR argument - that people who feel that keeping society running should be choosing to give up their money, while those who aren't as concerned should get to keep all of their money. In other words, conservatives want only liberals to pay for all of those wonderful things that government actually does for them, like subsidies, road construction/maintenance, KEEPING THE ENTIRE COUNTRY RUNNING.
And for the record, the word is "ludicrous", not "ludacris". Ludacris is a rapper and an actor.
Now, when you're willing to be reasonable, we'll return to actually continuing the debate. But I expect some sort of recognition, first, that you went way beyond reasonability.
