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A more apt analogy would be, if you're for a war, why don't you enlist? But lots of people in favor of wars do just that. What Buffett is saying is essentially,
by mhartl 14y ago
A more apt analogy would be, if you're for a war, why don't you enlist? But lots of people in favor of wars do just that. What Buffett is saying is essentially, "Let's institute a draft." Lots of wars have had that, too, of course—which is not necessarily a good thing.
- arn 14y agoSure, I'll accept that. But it's a dismissive argument that (purposefully) misses the point. a: "I want the administration to increase funding for NASA" b: "Shut up! Send them money yourself!"
- MaysonL 14y agoOf course, if there were a US draft (again), there might be fewer American troops overseas, and more protest against the wars we do have. [Disclosure: about 48 years ago, I tore up my draft card and mailed it back to the draft board]