Thread: Paying For Health Care

Originally Posted by UnreasonablyReasonable

What do you say if someone DOES mind paying for public schools? Hopefully not an ignorant statement similar to "oh well then you're just crazy."

No, I wouldn't simply say, "oh, well then you're just crazy." At the same time, people who really mind paying for public schools are probably more on the fringe when it comes to political opinions. That's not to say their opinion is totally irrelevant in a democracy, but someone that extreme probably isn't someone I have any reason to discuss this with because we're never going to come to any sort of agreement. Insisting that American government should be altered to exist only to protect the people from outside invasion is extreme libertarianism, and most people don't fall into that mindset.

Originally Posted by solecistic

Insisting that American government should be altered to exist only to protect the people from outside invasion is extreme libertarianism, and most people don't fall into that mindset.

Well, to be fair, our govt has been exponentially expanded beyond it's original role; we've been insisting on paradigm shifts for years. Picking and choosing which expansions are 'good' is largely arbitrary.

Although, I do agree that anyone holding contempt for public education, police etc is probably a bit fringe.