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But you use the roads we pay for, if your house catches fire, our money goes to the firefighters who try to save it. I wonder if you would be so principled if

• nickff 12y ago
  If I take your money, then give you something which you must use, or would have to pay for a second time if you did not, your use of this item or service is no endorsement of my action. I use the roads which I (and all my fellow citizens) are forced to pay for, at least partly because the government has crowded out all the alternatives. With respect to firefighters, I would be very happy to return to the system where the insurance company provided fire-fighting services, as was the case before the government took over the industry. I have often made the case against policies that greatly benefit me (financially and otherwise), but at an unacceptable cost to others, and I am sure that I am not alone in having done so.