tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post308150454126357697..comments2024-03-28T11:53:02.563-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: More simple proof that libertarianism is a crockCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-69337724655476282842017-04-08T12:48:10.094-04:002017-04-08T12:48:10.094-04:00There will always be a cost associated with libert...<br />There will always be a cost associated with liberty.<br /><br />It's up to you to decide if your liberty is more important than the cost.<br />JenBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-71817653945628668332017-04-08T03:04:45.327-04:002017-04-08T03:04:45.327-04:00Would it not be possible to develop a system where...Would it not be possible to develop a system where you can do any damn thing you want to do, but you would have to insure the rest of us against the cost, statistically speaking, of your doing it?<br /><br />What Libertarian could object to that? <br /><br />OK, we'd have to put a price tag on human life (and quality years of life) in order to do that, and that could be a tad sticky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-9911512221052461032017-04-07T05:19:29.854-04:002017-04-07T05:19:29.854-04:00This is a very useful article and desperately usef...This is a very useful article and desperately useful<br />Perevestihttps://perevesti.by/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-91945322065499885592017-03-31T18:12:45.446-04:002017-03-31T18:12:45.446-04:00We have to decide, through an inclusive political ...<i>We have to decide, through an inclusive political process, what is and is not worth it.</i><br /><br />We did. That was my point. <br /><br />All of this has <b><i>already</i></b> been decided through an inclusive democratic process...even the helmet laws.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-36301493899741237392017-03-31T13:57:35.201-04:002017-03-31T13:57:35.201-04:00Cervantes - Second paragraph, second sentence, ref...Cervantes - Second paragraph, second sentence, referring to the evil commie Ronald Reagan as president. He was governor of California 67-75 and president 81-89. I fundamentally agree with you on this matter (as per usual) but little things like that can weaken the argument. mojrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416999187677478475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-52994942666673210942017-03-31T10:47:50.108-04:002017-03-31T10:47:50.108-04:00Mojrim -- you misread it. The year was 1976, not 1...Mojrim -- you misread it. The year was 1976, not 1967.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-49790374171823782572017-03-31T10:47:15.670-04:002017-03-31T10:47:15.670-04:00Dear anonymous:
The point is that there are alway...Dear anonymous:<br /><br />The point is that there are always tradeoffs among liberties. We have to decide, through an inclusive political process, what is and is not worth it. Wearing a motorcycle helmet seems a trivial burden, but the point is, the government doesn't do it only to protect people from themselves; but to protect the rest of us from the consequences of their bad choice. Whether that's worth it or not can be debated, perhaps, but it's never just about "me."Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-74989181368192058732017-03-31T08:28:24.182-04:002017-03-31T08:28:24.182-04:00While your liberty to be a moron is at stake, so i...<i>While your liberty to be a moron is at stake, so is my liberty not to have to pay for your foolishness.</i><br /><br />Maybe you're on to something, here...<br /><br />Clearly, the logical conclusion is to have the federal government simply outlaw motorcycles everywhere. <br /><br />Next, they could force all citizens to drive under 35 miles per hour of not drive at all.<br /><br />And since more than half of all those people having babies were paid for on the public dole, have them sterilized by decree of Washington if they've made poor education choices in life and can't afford them. Then you wouldn't have to 'pay for their foolishness'.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-16420093636589438392017-03-31T07:35:44.843-04:002017-03-31T07:35:44.843-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Technical translationhttp://beltranslations.com/english/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-30497664657071570632017-03-30T21:15:01.557-04:002017-03-30T21:15:01.557-04:00One correction: Evil Commie LBJ was president in 1...One correction: Evil Commie LBJ was president in 1967.mojrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416999187677478475noreply@blogger.com