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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
I am still waiting for someone to explain to me how, if it is wrong and immoral and illegal for me (an individual) to rob someone at gunpoint (even if I give him some of his money back or buy him a drink afterwards), it is right, moral, and legal for the Government (a mob, a group of individuals) to do so. Every time I ask, the only response I seem to get is "oh not again.*"
Seriously; if it is immoral for an individual to do Thing X, why is it moral for a group of individuals to do Thing X? Because it's popular? Because enough people say so? I've already been informed by one individual here that yes, that's exactly what it is: "political consensus is all that's required." If that's -really- all it takes for an immoral act to become a moral one, what exactly did the Nazis do wrong, or the Soviets, or the Red Guards?
*There, Derwood, now you can save your Snide for someone else.
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maybe you keep getting "oh not again" everytime you say that because people are tired of an overly simplistic, inaccurate analogy?
the government isn't robbing you at gunpoint. there is a cost to living in an ordered, organized society. you may not like everything your tax money goes to, but as long as you choose to live within the boundaries of any modern society, expect to have to follow the social contract and pay the costs associated with having the services and benefits of society available to you (paved roads, police, fire fighters, etc).
don't expect to get all the benefits of living amongst the rest of us without having to pay your fair share (although, what one's fair share is open to debate).