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I am the original commentor. My intention was to form an assertion that could be disproved via a counterexample. Let me try again: Why should citizen A have to
by hellojesus 3y ago
I am the original commentor. My intention was to form an assertion that could be disproved via a counterexample.
Let me try again:
Why should citizen A have to involuntarily transfer their private property gained through voluntary economic transactions to citizen B?
- tenebrisalietum 3y agoWhy should citizen B defend citizen's A extreme wealth in a state of war? Citizen A's property ceases to be private without a maintained defense.
- hellojesus 3y agoNational defense is a public good. It is permissible to tax for public goods (nonrivalous, nonexcludable). Welfare ia decidely not a public good. Apples to oranges.
- tenebrisalietum 3y agoNational defense protects the public against external threats. Welfare protects the public againt poverty. Both benefit the public.
- hellojesus 3y agoThe public benefit is not the same. National defense protects everyone equally. Welfare only protects those that receive it. Welfare is not a public good by definition. It is both rivalous and excludable. Governments should not take from some to give to others. They should only ever take from all to give to all.