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Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11?
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To: LPS5 who wrote (5353)2/17/2004 4:01:26 PM
From: Rock_nj  Read Replies (1) of 20039
 
OK, I think you're spliting hairs over the semantics of "social institution" vs. "public institution". Typical libertarian type of debating, all the "i"s dotted and "t"s crossed, rather like a typical liberal arguing position. In either case, I was referring to the reliance of an individual like myself on public (vs. private like say a private business or a private road) institutions in my everyday life, whether they are defined as "social institutions" or "public institutions".

I should have just said public institution in my original post, so as not to get under the skin of some of our libertarian friends. I guess a social institution could be either public or private (for example a family is a social institution that could not be defined as being part of the public sector, while a suport organization like a boys or girls club might be considered a public social institution if it receives public funding).
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