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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: Doing only that which brings the most profit.
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Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 13:32:49 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 20 13:32:49 1984
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> 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
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