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Re: Re: Re: Why Obama is a typical left wing social engineer - Soda pop tax???
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
At the most means its a stretch to go that far. Who am i to decide how far it should go? I have a better question. Who is the government to decide how we should run our own lives? My premise is simple. If something you do only harms yourself its no one else's business. And spare me the "cost and effect on society" routine because this can be argued against just about anything we do.
The war on drugs is a failure no doubt. But this type of policy is inherently different from the micro engineering that this pop tax represents. I dont agree with either policy. In fact one could argue that the war on drugs led to the idea that a war on sugar drinks is also acceptable. And if thats acceptable, whats the next target?
PS: Both the left and the right in the US has wholeheartedly supported the war on drugs with the exception of some libertarian groups. |
but by saying 'education is as far as it should go' that is an indication that you have passed judgement on just 'how far' the g'ment should step in.
I used the 'war on drugs' analogy not because it was a polarizing issue, but simply because the war on drugs works under the premise that by 'educating' the population means people will make the choice that the g'ment has invested interest in them making. But what they're doing is not education, it's a propaganda campaign. Poll the people outside of a website like this vs the people who on it are about their views on drugs, and I'll guarantee you'll find opposing opinions. But that being said, are the people on this website more likely to be the fuck ups, the general scourge on society that the g'ment drug 'education' would have you believe? Hardly.
Furthermore, our government is comprised of elected officials. Surprise! By doing that, we entrust them to make some of the choices for us. Some of them being tax laws, some of those even to support the infrastructure we as citizens of this great nation all share. I would argue they have far more right to make a choice like this than you do, with your cheap $0.02 on the fact you believe they can only go as far as education.
My point is, education by the government will still either be too much or too little, depending on your point of view, and how much government interference is tolerable. Government by it's very nature is an institution of interference in our lives, we submit to their authority to enjoy the benefits of cooperation among people, so that we can live in relatively comfortable and safe communities, to enjoy health care, running water and roads for our cars. To get these things we give up some of our freedoms. If you don't like it, vote for anarchists next election, or worse, the Conservative Party of Canada.
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