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> We say it's wrong to kidnap people and hold them against their will, but we put people in prison as punishment. This is rather an arguments against prisons t
by wolfgke 10y ago
> We say it's wrong to kidnap people and hold them against their will, but we put people in prison as punishment.
This is rather an arguments against prisons to me.
> We say it's wrong to steal, but we use fines as punishment.
Objectivists would indeed argue this is an argument against taxes.
- mikeash 10y agoSaying all of these things are wrong is indeed consistent, but I don't think many people would agree that it's a good idea to have no way to enforce laws.