Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site ea.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!ea!mwm From: mwm@ea.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Re: Comments on Libertarianism Message-ID: <22400058@ea.UUCP> Date: Mon, 3-Dec-84 16:07:00 EST Article-I.D.: ea.22400058 Posted: Mon Dec 3 16:07:00 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Dec-84 03:46:19 EST References: <375@ptsfa.UUCP> Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:ptsfa:-37500:ea:22400058:000:1059 Nf-From: ea!mwm Dec 3 15:07:00 1984 Here we have a simple argument from the goodness of human nature -- if you want public education, for instance, and you don't have to pay for it, you will anyway even though you know that there are a lot of people who also want it and also might pay for it. People just don't think that way -- they want something done that is for the public good, but they won't pay for it unless they know that everybody else is paying their fair share too. You can't rebuild society unless you rebuild human nature first... Wayne /* ---------- */ People want a public education? Why? I was lucky enough to avoid many of the horrors of public education, and certainly wouldn't foist such on my children. No, I wouldn't pay for it - I'd pay for a good education instead. Back to the topic, people *will* pay for things they really want. Given the option of letting a few people ride for free, or doing without, they will pay at a level they think is reasonable. Of course, the fewer things the government provides, the fewer areas where you can have free riders.