| chris.holt 2005-09-26, 8:21 am |
| 3D Peruna wrote:
> chris.holt wrote:
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> So...who, exactly, would allocate these resources? "Experts"?
> "Democratic" elections? You? The "government"? Me? Either the
> resources are allocated by individuals or they're allocated by dictators
> (called by many different names). Liberty or "security"?
I would hope it would depend on the people who are
seriously affected by the allocations. Had Saddam
Hussein been manufacturing nuclear weapons and funding
terrorists, I would have an interest in affecting
that allocation. Since he wasn't, I don't.
> It is my personal obligation to allocate resources wisely. But, it is
> not your, nor anybody elses, responsiblity to tell me how nor require me
> to allocate them wisely. If individuals does not have the agency to
> choose the better course, then they are slaves. Liberty or "security"?
It's not as either/or as that.
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