Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site oliven.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!oliveb!olivej!oliven!danw From: danw@oliven.UUCP (danw) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: a question Message-ID: <655@oliven.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Oct-84 12:03:49 EDT Article-I.D.: oliven.655 Posted: Thu Oct 11 12:03:49 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Oct-84 03:20:48 EDT Organization: National Cobalt Testing Range Lines: 14 [] A QUESTION Is liberty (a) a scarce good or (b) a free good? To explain: A scarce good is that which exists only in a limited degree and is subject to destruction by external forces; enlightened constitutional government is one means of preserving liberty, which would vanish in the chaos of anarchy. A free good is something that is always available to everyone; therefore, government functions as a barrier between us and it; if government were removed, liberty would result. danw