Letters to the Editor
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Re: empathy
Her posts on health care drew hundreds of people arguing that single-payer was immoral because it would increase taxes, and use the money to pay for health care. When you read the comments through it became perfectly clear that the libertarians, the Randians, all thought that the problem with health care is the negligence of others.
I agree.
In our society there really isn't too much that is patently "unresonable" that the government "forces" us to do.
Whenever a libertarian (or any generic smaller government advocate) tries to make the claim that our government is too "oppressive" -- the devil comes out in the details.
CEO's of industrial sites often cry that government is "oppressive" because they are being "forced" to reduce their pollution levels.
Generally whenever someone in America talks about how "oppressive" our government is -- its usually because they are trying to get away with something they probably shouldn't.
It's on both sides.
From the greedy CEO that can't understand the "tyranny" of being forced to reduce his toxic emissions so people living in a 50 mile radius of his factory don't get cancer ---- to the 15 year old YouTuber that can't understand why he or she can't post the movie she camcordered at the theater online for all to see for free.
"Big Government" is in the eye of the beholder.