Re: Politics-Ethics Question
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The point of David's question is this. Which do you value more, the individual or society?
Clearly by taking care of such a baby the government is looking out for the needs of the individual.
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No. Not in the way you originally meant it. In this instance, government is comforting society's needs and ignoring the individual's needs (remember, no one would choose to take care of the baby otherwise). It just so happens that an individual baby benefits collaterally.
Another way you can look at this question is: Does government exist to protect what the masses inherently want, or to decide what the masses "should" want?
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