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- From: jfh@beach.cis.ufl.edu (James F. Hranicky)
- Newsgroups: alt.individualism
- Subject: Re: Freedom, Social Responsibility, Indivi
- Message-ID: <38076@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 15:35:53 GMT
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- In article <1ha972INNrn@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> kris@bsg8.Corp.Sun.COM writes:
- >In article 38013@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu, jfh@beach.cis.ufl.edu (James F. Hranicky) writes:
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- >> How come driving a car is a privilege? I don't believe it was before
- >> the 30's.
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- >Can you enlighten me? Was there no license required before the 30's.
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- I'll have to get back to you on this; I heard this from a co-worker.
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- >I was trying to point out the difference between a right and a privilege.
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- But what is the difference, according to you?
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- >For example many people believe health care is a right. To my
- >understanding of natural and constitutional law health care is not a
- >right. It may be a privilege that the middle and upper-class may choose
- >to bestow to the lower, but in no way is it a right.
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- IMO, one has a right to live his life by his own judgement, free to
- earn and spend as much of his money as possible, so I don't agree with
- forcing taxpayers to pay for a national health plan.
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- >> Why doesn't a person have the right to drive his car if he does
- >> so peacefully?
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- >Please expand on this as well.
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- I mean, why is driving a car a privilege? How do you define a "right"?
- I define a right as an action which does not initiate force against another
- individual, so driving a car in and of itself does not constitute a
- violation of anyone else's rights. Driving a car stone drunk on the wrong
- side of the road is a different story, however.
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- Jim Hranicky (jfh@reef.cis.ufl.edu)
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