The Need Argument (Don't need, in this case) is a good exercise in how to view government's roles. Let's make a list of all the things "we don't need." That's one long list!! Pajamas, for instance. I don't like 'em, especially on the person I sleep with. I say Gov should ban em. PJs impede my progress, cramp my style. Ah, but PJs don't kill people, now do they? Let's ban things people don't need but that can kill people. That's a long list too. What about the top 2%? They don't need all that extra money. It doesn't kill people either. The govt, democrats and statists say the 2% should not keep the money they don't really need. WE THE PEOPLE NEED that money. OK, we're not sure if we need it, but we want it and can say we will use it for really wonderful things. Besides, It's not fair for them to have it if we can find a way to say we need it. We're not sure who needs it, but The Govment needs it so they can, uh, keep, uh, so they can keep us from getting ahold of things we don't need, that's what. And give those things to someone somewhere else, for some dumazz reason. (I'm starting to have fun now).
These need and fairness arguments are not in the constitution. The founding documents protect us (supposedly) from others' greed, nosiness, and indiscretions--especially once they have power over us. Need and fairness are just weak, poorly thought-out excuses for coercion. Absent logic and reason, people resort to 'need,' and 'fairness.' Those arguments are the last resorts of charlatans. When you hear them, run. They are 3rd grade, and 3rd rate arguments. The government is l-i-m-i-t-e-d. Not we the people. But it's the government that has no limits today. No limits on its appetites, on its undiscipline, and seems to have no limits on its supply of ignorant followers who are ready to concede to a handful of power-hungry, government-constituent do-gooders. BAH, HUMBUG, lol. Merry Christmas everyone. I'm talking my daughters into getting CHLs for Christmas. Two of them are teachers. One is an engineer. I trust them to make good decisions. This conversation should be on a political thread. Not here. Especially at Christmas!! I looked twice to see if I was on the right thread! Maybe I'll still delete it and re-post somewhere more appropriate. Ah, hell, do you really NEED me to??? |
