Jeff Binkley -> Ed Hulett wrote:




 JB>>>>> I was discussing welfare today with a friend and we got onto
 JB>>>>> the topic of government entitlements and personal property
 JB>>>>> rights. We generally agreed that a government entitlement is
 JB>>>>> bestowed on someone by the government, although we couldn't
 JB>>>>> come to an agreement on why the person had the rights to the
 JB>>>>> property of others.  So I said I would ask you the question.

 JB>>>>> So the questions is simply "What gives you the
right to my
 JB>>>>> time, energy and money that I earn ?" 
Basically it becomes a
 JB>>>>> discussion of how your rights can possibly be greater than
 JB>>>>> mine to where I lose my personal property rights and are
 JB>>>>> forced into a life of servitude to you.  This is
what I always
 JB>>>>> call economic slavery.  Since the left is always so indignant
 JB>>>>> over their rights, I felt you might be able to share a fresh
 JB>>>>> perspective to the discussion.

 EH>>>> You jest.

 JB>>> I await anyone on the left to answer the question.

 EH>> They'll just give you some mumbo jumbo about the "general welfare
 EH>> clause" in the Constitution.

 JB> I am expecting that he will either run away or make some "your
mama"
 JB> type comment.  I keep the bar set low for certain castes.

He'll call you a fascist like he knew what that meant.

Ed

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