--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG" <wg...@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > ShempMcGurk wrote: > > >> BTW, you didn't answer this question the other day: would you let your > > >> house burn than have the local fire department put out the fire? > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > ???Why would I do that? I pay my taxes and expect the services. But > > > even if I didn't pay taxes I would still expect the fire company to come > > > and put out the fire. > > > > Okay and you would also want to police department to come if you had > > someone break into your house. And you would want the potholes in your > > streets and highways fixed to keep your car from being damaged. You > > probably like to walk in parks that are kept up. > > > > All these things are "socialistic" programs to maintain the commons. > > You wouldn't want a privatized fire department who would let your house > > burn because you didn't pay them their yearly fee? Or a privatized > > police department to tell you to get lost because you didn't pay up as a > > burglar with a gun makes his way towards the room you're in. > > > > And Arizona already has a health care program. You probably avoid that > > so you can enjoy paying expensive premiums to a private insurer? > > > > Nobody is saying everything has to be socialized. It makes no sense for > > the family owned corner grocery or gas station to be socialized. The > > latter is the mistake some countries made in implementing socialism. > > "That government is best which governs least" ........ >
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