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I am a libertarian (not objectivist) and I see no moral issue with taking money from the government. I (and everyone else) pays for this, even if I adamantly op
by seibelj 6y ago
I am a libertarian (not objectivist) and I see no moral issue with taking money from the government. I (and everyone else) pays for this, even if I adamantly oppose any number of government services.
If I could opt-out from paying for (social security, endless wars, the DMV, and on and on) I would, but I can’t, and I pay all my taxes, so I should get the crappy benefits they provide. I just advocate for personal choice and less government.
- rogerkirkness 6y agoIt is a tremendously difficult ethical problem to unwind. Is it ethical to let someone else dole your own money back to you? That's the part I struggle to understand the merit to. One wouldn't need loans from an all powerful central government if not for forced reappropriation of the wealth in the first place. Somehow, people would trade.
- bootcampwhere 6y agoWait, so businesses pay next to no taxes but giving them handouts had no moral ambiguity?
- duxup 6y agoDid the institute pay taxes? Honest question, I don't know.
- perl4ever 6y agoMost people have similar justifications for their own actions. It's just that it's very, very common to not accept that logic from others if you dislike them. You read ten times a day that it's not ok to criticize say, conflict minerals, if you own an iPhone. In a vague way, calling yourself an "Objectivist" seems like you ought to be less susceptible to the so called "fundamental attribution error".