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Sort of like air and food. Government-funded provision of necessities for health via taxes and protection via regulation should not be damned by calling it name

Sort of like air and food. Government-funded provision of necessities for health via taxes and protection via regulation should not be damned by calling it names.

unity1001 4y ago
If they could privatize air, you can bet that they would have done it a long time ago. Its still public because they havent found a monetization mechanic yet.
- ClumsyPilot 4y ago
  do you notice how their grubby hands want to claim ownership of thongs they did not create?
  - eru 4y ago
    The grubby hands of the state?
    - LBJsPNS 4y ago
      The grubby hands of kleptocrats dying to see how much of the commons they can exploit without cost.
      - eru 4y ago
        Often one and the same.
- guerrilla 4y ago
  It's not public, it's regulated commons.[1] 1. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/property/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/property/
gruez 4y ago
>Sort of like air and food. What are you trying to say? I'm not sure where you live but in most countries food is made and distributed privately, in stark contrast to how air is distributed.
- eru 4y ago
  And the government isn't typically involved in air distribution.