[chezlaw]

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I've always thought that many political arguments are essentially about one basic axiom. Where do you stand on this question:

Assuming the US has a population of 300 million and the wealth it now owns, should a baby born with no arms and no legs, (with no chance of being fixed), but otherwise healthy, be kept alive and healthy by the government if no one else will do it?

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That's just about the nub of it though its not 'government if no one else will do it', but doing it by the method of government.

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If you answered yes to that question, my second question postulates that ten percent of all children are all of a sudden born that way. Same answer? If so what would the percentage have to be for you to change your answer?

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I answered yes but it doesn't extrapolate this way. However desirable the outcome it still not a sensible idea to attempt the impossible.

[This post is in no way intended to suggest there isn't a better method of getting what we want then by government]

chez