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  1. Xref: sparky seattle.general:4217 pnw.general:3011 alt.society.civil-liberty:7011
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!spool.mu.edu!olivea!isc-br!tau-ceti!dogear!bobk
  3. From: bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us (Bob Kirkpatrick)
  4. Newsgroups: seattle.general,pnw.general,alt.society.civil-liberty,misc.talk.poli
  5. Subject: Re: Freedom, Social Responsibility, Individual Responsibility
  6. Message-ID: <HLV4VB2w165w@dogear.spk.wa.us>
  7. Date: 21 Dec 92 00:08:52 GMT
  8. References: <1992Dec21.210708.17518@hpcvca.cv.hp.com>
  9. Organization: Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA
  10. Lines: 15
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  12. scott@hpcvccl.cv.hp.com (Scott Linn) writes:
  13.  
  14. > It isn't *government* which is limiting personal freedoms in order to make
  15. > expenses lower; it's the *people*.  The majority of people voted these
  16. > seatbelt, helmet, etc. laws into effect, in order to decrease *their*
  17. > costs.
  18.  
  19. I seriously doubt that most people who vote for paternalistic laws have
  20. given any real thought to them. If they had, they'd realize that their
  21. own costs of government far exceed any monitary inconvenience they may
  22. suffer from the "wrong" they wish to make "right."
  23.  
  24. --- 
  25. Bob Kirkpatrick <bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us>
  26. Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA 
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