I think Jesus was up to something when he said that serving God and Mammon are two incompatible goals. Pursuing things like public health is desirable - it inc

I think Jesus was up to something when he said that serving God and Mammon are two incompatible goals. Pursuing things like public health is desirable - it increases general wellbeing - but you can't earn money doing so. Consider the Ebola case in Dallas: black guy, likely uninsured turns up at the hospital, and they give him antibiotics and send him on his merry way, spreading the virus for two days more. It shows why the Libertarian approach of paying for public services through fees instead of taxes frankly doesn't work.