> But when you can trace specific lifestyle improvements, like being able to read, to specific pieces of legislation, I think that argument is lazy. What legis

> But when you can trace specific lifestyle improvements, like being able to read, to specific pieces of legislation, I think that argument is lazy. What legislation are you talking about here? In general I'm all for regulations and laws that protect our rights from being taken from us and wary of laws that stop us from doing what we want (as long as what we want doesn't block others' rights). I've heard that distinction made before as additive versus subtractive laws. Now I can't remember which is which and I don't want to say it backwards, but the distinction of laws that preserve rights rather than impede free will is really important.