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  4. From: scott@hpcvccl.cv.hp.com (Scott Linn)
  5. Subject: Re: Freedom, Social Responsibility, Individual Responsibility
  6. Message-ID: <1992Dec21.210708.17518@hpcvca.cv.hp.com>
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  9. Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
  10. References: <1992Dec20.211114.3823@sequent.com>
  11. Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:07:08 GMT
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  13.  
  14. dickwin@sequent.com (Dick Winningstad) writes:
  15. : 
  16. : Again I would suggest that government can not do everything, and it
  17. : should make some hard economic choices if it is determined that
  18. : government can not fund all it wants to do.  The government should not
  19. : limit personal freedom in order to make its expenses lower.
  20.  
  21. Minor nit:
  22.  
  23. It isn't *government* which is limiting personal freedoms in order to make
  24. expenses lower; it's the *people*.  The majority of people voted these
  25. seatbelt, helmet, etc. laws into effect, in order to decrease *their*
  26. costs.
  27.  
  28. Scott Linn
  29. scott@hpcvccl.cv.hp.com
  30.