[ianlippert]

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I would say this is probably my favorite post out of all I've written, no responses at all? I think it might make a good OP if I changed it a little bit.


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ACtually I almost posted a 'thank you for this post' post but got caught up in other discussions. I'm exactly the same way. I used to be a canadian socialist, kind of indifferent but still spouted the usual rhetoric. Once I understood how bad government legislation actually hurts the poor in most cases I became an ACist.

Socialists really just have to answer one question. If the main purpose of governments is to help the poor, why dont they eliminate poverty. The American government could eliminate poverty tomorrow. I dont really understand how you can be a proponent for a charity that doesnt accomplish its stated goals and then argue also that everyone should be forced to support your terrible charity. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]