It's a Matter of Justice

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Debi Ghate of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights explains why government seizure of your property should be opposed in the name of justice.

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[ralphieboogerbottoms]

Seems all of the angry comments come from viewpoints that oppose a free market and capitalism. Why are you people angry? YOU'RE the ones getting what you want(free or discounted values at the expense of others). You probably wouldn't have anything to contribute to a free market, anyway. Ask yourself what those values would be. Maybe we should institute a public toilet paper tax to wipe your little whiny butts when you can't and/or won't do it yourselves.

[helvitisdrasl]

Debi Ghate is Vice President of Academic Programs at the Ayn Rand Institute

[httm241]

@Berelore this bitch is high 

[Berelore]

@ypey1

"I've read the book half way" so what you're trying to say is no berelore I haven't read it but I believe if I had read it I would find my statement justified. Since your original question is addressed in Francisco's speech on the nature of money I'd say claiming you read half is a bit generous since it appears about 1/3rd the way in.

[ypey1]

@Berelore let met see... nope, last time i checked its still the mouth not the ass. Actualy ive read the book half way through, not an easy read tho, but i found its standpoints very refreshing. I would go as far that is has changed some of my own opinions on society. To me its also a big warning against too large a government (like in most of europe). Then government starts to work against its inherent general purpose. The book on Warren Buffet ive read all the way, its even more inspiring.

[ypey1]

@kingquaps I agree. For europeans it's maybe hard to understand the american view on democratic government and vice versa? Here is my view: Government is NOT this inherently bad entity that exist outside of yourself. Instead the government IS you, the governments wealth is YOUR wealth, (as is its debt). Government should be a service machine for general purpose; paving roads, bringing sercurity ect. nothing else. In this view you better get involved in government, making sure it wont be misused.

[kingquaps]

I don't know anything about American tax rates, but I appreciate the benefit of paying taxes. Whilst it is not always spent in a way I would agree with and even though it is unfairly exploited by some, I feel much happier that I don't have to pay for my own security detail, pave every road I want to use or take my household waste to the landfill. I get the point, but its narrow-minded.