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Originally Posted by loquitur
absolutely right - but then you have to justify vesting power in the government each time you do it. The problem I have with the left-leaners is that they naturally assume every social issue has to have a governmental solution, which is precisely wrong. Some problems might, but deciding which is which requires thought and analysis, not reflexive responses.
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So your assumption is that we believe that all social programs should rest with the government by default? Why would we assume that? Could it be because there's very rarely profit in social programs, and as such they simply wouldn't get done in the free market? Will I ever stop asking questions?