I hope this serves as a wake-up call for those slashdotters who jump at the chance to invoke the force of government to get what you want. You wanted big government, you got it. All those things that you want government to do on your behalf, everything you argue so passionately for -- the price you pay is measured in freedom.
The word justice is all over the Constitution and the Federalist Papers; Social Security fits the Founding Father's idea of justice
The constitution limits the federal government's powers to national defense, border control, and settling disputes between states. That's it. All other powers were supposed to be reserved to the individual states.
The truth is the constitution has been ignored since Lincoln. By any measure, the cost, powers, and scope of the federal government today would have the founders spinning in their graves.
Your interpretation of the constitution is so vague it could be used to justify anything.
You're wrong. According to the constitution, the federal government is strictly limited to national defense, border control, and settling disputes between states. That's it. All other powers are reserved to the individual states.
If the constitution was observed, there would be no "social security" on the federal level. (I put "social security" in quotes because it's really just welfare for retired people. Contrary to popular belief, there's no investment, no guarantee. The money they extract from you isn't locked in a box and kept shut until you turn 65. It goes straight to people you've never even met and never will.
Crises or no crises, it's wrong to force a person to participate in such a scheme when they oppose it. Of course, we're way past that question, aren't we? It's not a question of IF government should rule our personal lives anymore -- it's only a question of HOW.
The easy answer is to say, "Oh well, that's their fault,"
So if it's not their fault, it must be mine, right? After all, I'm the one you're forcefully extracting revenue from, and given the choice, I would never sign up for such a scheme. (If it wasn't my fault in the first place, then I shouldn't be penalized by they system.)
I'm interested in hearing why you think it's my fault that other people -- who I've never met in my life and never will -- refuse to be responsible for their own finanaces.
I think you've got it backwards. The easy answer is to say "it ISN'T their fault".
IN a comunist/socialist systme, the people own the code. (Since the people own everything.)
That would be exactly wrong. Under communism, the state assumes ownership over all property. You can fool yourself into believing that the state limits the individual's right to private property on behalf of "the people", but if you poke around a bit, you'll find that *every* government claims exactly that.
Linus is the only figure in the entire OSS movement who doesn't have his head shoved up his ass.
...Once again, he's the only member of the OSS movement worthy of respect.
OK mods, time for an explanation. How exactly did this get modded Insightful? Yes, Linus is practical and down-to-earth, but come on. The "only member of OSS worthy of respect"?
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I hope this serves as a wake-up call for those slashdotters who jump at the chance to invoke the force of government to get what you want. You wanted big government, you got it. All those things that you want government to do on your behalf, everything you argue so passionately for -- the price you pay is measured in freedom.
The constitution limits the federal government's powers to national defense, border control, and settling disputes between states. That's it. All other powers were supposed to be reserved to the individual states.
The truth is the constitution has been ignored since Lincoln. By any measure, the cost, powers, and scope of the federal government today would have the founders spinning in their graves.
Your interpretation of the constitution is so vague it could be used to justify anything.
You're wrong. According to the constitution, the federal government is strictly limited to national defense, border control, and settling disputes between states. That's it. All other powers are reserved to the individual states.
If the constitution was observed, there would be no "social security" on the federal level. (I put "social security" in quotes because it's really just welfare for retired people. Contrary to popular belief, there's no investment, no guarantee. The money they extract from you isn't locked in a box and kept shut until you turn 65. It goes straight to people you've never even met and never will.
Crises or no crises, it's wrong to force a person to participate in such a scheme when they oppose it. Of course, we're way past that question, aren't we? It's not a question of IF government should rule our personal lives anymore -- it's only a question of HOW.
So if it's not their fault, it must be mine, right? After all, I'm the one you're forcefully extracting revenue from, and given the choice, I would never sign up for such a scheme. (If it wasn't my fault in the first place, then I shouldn't be penalized by they system.)
I'm interested in hearing why you think it's my fault that other people -- who I've never met in my life and never will -- refuse to be responsible for their own finanaces.
I think you've got it backwards. The easy answer is to say "it ISN'T their fault".
That would be exactly wrong. Under communism, the state assumes ownership over all property. You can fool yourself into believing that the state limits the individual's right to private property on behalf of "the people", but if you poke around a bit, you'll find that *every* government claims exactly that.
OK mods, time for an explanation. How exactly did this get modded Insightful? Yes, Linus is practical and down-to-earth, but come on. The "only member of OSS worthy of respect"?