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06-25-2007, 01:45 PM
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ACist response to milton friedman
In an interview with PBS , Milton Friedman claims :
"the only case for government is when it is not feasible for market arrangements to make individuals pay, compensate others for any harm they impose on them." Is this indeed a valid case for government? 
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06-25-2007, 01:54 PM
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Re: ACist response to milton friedman
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In an interview with PBS , Milton Friedman claims : "the only case for government is when it is not feasible for market arrangements to make individuals pay, compensate others for any harm they impose on them." Is this indeed a valid case for government? [/ QUOTE ] Not if government itself is also imposing harm. The ends don't justify the means.
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06-25-2007, 01:59 PM
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Re: ACist response to milton friedman
What if the government not acting lead to worse harm (for example, a rapist allowed to rape at will). Is it wrong for the government to use force to arrest this man?
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06-25-2007, 02:02 PM
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Re: ACist response to milton friedman
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What if the government not acting lead to worse harm (for example, a rapist allowed to rape at will). Is it wrong for the government to use force to arrest this man? [/ QUOTE ] The government cannot act. Only people can.
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06-25-2007, 02:04 PM
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Re: ACist response to milton friedman
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What if the government not acting lead to worse harm (for example, a rapist allowed to rape at will). Is it wrong for the government to use force to arrest this man? [/ QUOTE ] I don't see why this would be some rare situation where a government is necessary to intervene. Surely, in a free market, defense against rapists is very important. Why, without government, is he being allowed to "rape at will"?
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06-25-2007, 02:10 PM
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Re: ACist response to milton friedman
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"the only case for government is when it is not feasible for market arrangements to make individuals pay, compensate others for any harm they impose on them." [/ QUOTE ] How does one decide when this is the case, and who gets to decide when it is the case for others?
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06-25-2007, 02:14 PM
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Re: ACist response to milton friedman
I know you guys like the Socratic method but I'm not Milton Friedman.
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06-25-2007, 02:27 PM
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Re: ACist response to milton friedman
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I know you guys like the Socratic method but I'm not Milton Friedman. [/ QUOTE ] The problem is that Friedman's position for when a government is necessary can only be determined by a government, ie a group that has already decided to make decisions for others.
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06-25-2007, 03:35 PM
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Re: ACist response to milton friedman
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[ QUOTE ] I know you guys like the Socratic method but I'm not Milton Friedman. [/ QUOTE ] The problem is that Friedman's position for when a government is necessary can only be determined by a government, ie a group that has already decided to make decisions for others. [/ QUOTE ] Friedman's starts with a basic premise IMO that government is necessary so you make an astute observation.
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06-25-2007, 04:15 PM
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Re: ACist response to milton friedman
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The problem is that Friedman's position for when a government is necessary can only be determined by a government, ie a group that has already decided to make decisions for others. " That would only be a problem if we were already in a stateless society, if I'm reading you correctly.
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