[tylerdurden]

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Right, and I don't want to pay for missiles and bombs that kill Iraqi civilians. Also, I don't want to pay for guns to give to police in towns where I don't live.

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Agreed.

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Also, I don't want to pay the salaries of the people in congress, or the President, or anyone in government for that matter. They don't represent me and never will.

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Sounds good.

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I agree that people shouldn't be FORCED to help people that they don't want to help.

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Awesome.

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I'm saying that we would all be better off if we spent more time helping each other and less time helping ourselves. I'm not saying we ought to be FORCED to help others more. I realize this is a hard concept to grasp in a world where the concept of Left and Right is equivalent to the difference between Democrats and Republicans.

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I grasp it just fine. I am not convinced that you really believe this, though, given the way you framed your previous posts. When you imply that me not helping someone else is the same as punishing them, you're already halfway to socialism. I have finite resources, so I can't sufficiently help everyone that needs help. Someone else prioritizing and directing the use of my resources isn't the answer.

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I personally, would rather live in a world where nobody was able to make enough money to allow their descendents to live work-free for five generations, if it meant that I could walk down any street at 3am and feel safe.

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Me too. I'd also like it if gasoline cost $0.25/gallon, and if everyone had a pony. That doesn't mean that there is injustice if those conditions aren't met.