atw: Re: OT: National Broadband Network and empathy
- From: Rod Stuart <rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:33:38 +1000
I think I can unconfuse you.
The rest of the community is getting tired of this.
I suspect you tracked me down on some SN site ore other so I've sent you an
invitation.
That way we can talk off line. OK?
On 27 August 2010 13:25, Terry Dowling <Terrence.Dowling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi Rod,
>
>
>
> I appreciate your answers, but I am starting to get a little confused.
>
>
> Previously, you were complaining about government waste, but now you're
> saying the government has no right to implement rules/laws that would reduce
> costs to society/government, i.e. that reduce govt waste. I'm not saying
> libertarians are necessarily stupid (maybe they hold Darwinian beliefs and
> think it's a way of improving the gene pool) but the government makes
> rules/laws to protect those who might not be clever enough to protect
> themselves, as well as the the free- and strong-willed libertarians. I think
> that's legitimate.
>
>
>
> Interesting that you should use the shop analogy for govt. What drives me
> mad is when I pay for something using a credit card at a shop that doesn't
> use my bank, my name still appears on the docket. I'm sure there's some big
> free-enterprise database that has just been updated with this week's
> spending habits.
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>
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> I believe "tyranny of the majority" is called democracy and it has tended
> to work well against despots wielding power unreasonably.
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>
>
> And the reason for the USA's demise? Too much govt intervention or not
> enough regulation/control over free enterprise (particularly the bankers)?
> or a mixture of both? I guess you saw 4 Corners on Monday in which they said
> that both Bush and Obama look like spending more than all of the presidents
> who preceded them.
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> Cheers,
>
> Terry
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>
> ==
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> The only justification for that is that by not wearing it could increase
> the drain on community resources… It is a valid condemnation of the
> government delving into areas which are not legitimately the government's
> arena.
>
> …the USA is a goner. It's all over
>
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