From: Tony Williams 

Wow, so your ideal form of government is a military junta then. After all,
if the only thing government should provide is a national defense then
elected civilian politicians will be unneeded baggage.

--
Tony

Gary Britt wrote:
> No
>
> And providing for the national defense is the ONE function that a national
> government is for sure supposed to provide.
>
> Gary
>
> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> news:43b9a47e{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>Are you saying that the government has no responsibility to feed, house
>>and care for the people who lost their homes due to hurricane Katrina?
>>
>>How about we abolish the army too, and everyone hires their own private
>>security forces?
>>
>>--
>>Tony
>>
>>Gary Britt wrote:
>>
>>>Well its good you aren't a citizen then.  There are enough commies
>
> voting
>
>>>here already.
>>>
>>>Gary
>>>
>>>"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
>>>news:43b9a198$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Gary Britt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>That's a LIE.
>>>>
>>>>No, it's the absolute truth. I didn't say the ambulance wouldn't turn
>>>>up, just that it would cost a ludicrous amount which the
patient would
>>>>be responsible for paying.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Its not government's job to feed people, provide them housing or
>>>
>>>healthcare.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Yes it is.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>People are responsible for providing for themselves (in
general).  Its
>>>>>government's job to make sure there is opportunity for
those who want
>
> to
>
>>>>>work to provide these things for themselves.
>>>>>
>>>>>Gary
>>>>>
>>>>>"Tony Williams"  wrote
in message
>>>>>news:43b98a11$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Phil Payne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>That's the communist/socialist point of
view though, "if all cannot
>
> be
>
>>>>>>>>equally successful, all must be equally
unsuccessful." It's a rip
>>>>>
>>>>>everyone
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>down to the lowest common denominator
system -- a completely flawed
>>>>>
>>>>>point
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>view as has been proven fruitless
repeatedly... Yet one that the
>
> left
>
>>>>>>>>continues to embrace as they secretly pine
for the resurrection of
>>>
>>>their
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>ideal model: the Soviet Union.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Did you ever go to the Soviet Union?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>A friend of mine slipped on a stone staircase
in Tashkent Airport.
>
> She
>
>>>>>fell
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>against a step and broke a tooth out of her
jaw.  Blood everywhere.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>There were two white-coated first aiders then
within a few minutes -
>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>ambulance came within a quarter of an hour and
she was on an
>
> operating
>
>>>>>table
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>within the hour with a local anesthetic applied
to the jaw and pretty
>>>>>>>serious surgery performed to fix the tooth. 
From the look of the
>>>>>
>>>>>hospital
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>and the people milling around pre and post
treatment, we weren't in
>
> any
>
>>>>>way
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>privileged - the peasants were getting the same
treatment.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I wonder how she'd have faired under your
version of capitalism.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Without medical insurance she'd be paying about
$1000 just to get an
>>>>>>ambulance called out to the scene.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>Tony
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>
>

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