Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdcsu!haapanen From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Newsgroups: can.politics Subject: Re: Doing only that which brings the most profit. Message-ID: <362@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 13:32:49 EDT Article-I.D.: watdcsu.362 Posted: Mon Aug 20 13:32:49 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 20-Aug-84 23:43:31 EDT References: <1050@dciem.UUCP>, <999@hcrvax.UUCP>, <8680@watmath.UUCP>, <4226@utzoo.UUCP>, <8700@watmath.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 22 > I don't see any "fundamental" difference between the majority forcing > me not to kill my fellow humans and the majority taking my money to > benefit my fellow man. Is there an alternative to majority rule? > -- > -IAN! (Ian! D. Allen) University of Waterloo Consider person A murdering or stealing from person B: In this case, A is obviously taking something that was B's (his life or money) agaainst B's in order to benefit A (maybe financially, maybe psychologically). Consider person A refusing to subsidize person B: Here, A refuses to give to B something that is owned by A. Should A have to benefit B against his will? An alternative is voluntary service; insurance works well in most cases. Naturally, some aspects of the society (police, fire dept., armed forces) can't be voluntarily financed, but the majority *can*. Tom Haapanen University of Waterloo {allegra,decvax,ihnp4}!watmath!watdcsu!haapanen