Comments on: Priorities http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/30/priorities/ n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:21:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: jaloren http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/30/priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-11246 jaloren Sat, 31 May 2008 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/30/priorities/#comment-11246 "How tiresome it is to hear that “social needs” are unmet because government is not involved in meeting them, or that government must be involved if those needs are, in fact, unmet." But of course it is equally tiresome for liberals to hear that social needs should not be met by government because it is not the "proper" function of government and or those needs are already being met by charities. For example, as someone who has a chronic illness that costs over 5,000 dollars a month to treat, I have yet to hear a proposal from a libertarian that would allow me to obtain the medicine I need and not financially cripple me. And the idea that charities could have ameliorated my health insurance bills if not for overbearing government strikes me as profoundly implausible. “How tiresome it is to hear that “social needs” are unmet because government is not involved in meeting them, or that government must be involved if those needs are, in fact, unmet.”

But of course it is equally tiresome for liberals to hear that social needs should not be met by government because it is not the “proper” function of government and or those needs are already being met by charities.

For example, as someone who has a chronic illness that costs over 5,000 dollars a month to treat, I have yet to hear a proposal from a libertarian that would allow me to obtain the medicine I need and not financially cripple me.

And the idea that charities could have ameliorated my health insurance bills if not for overbearing government strikes me as profoundly implausible.

]]> By: Adam01 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/30/priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-11211 Adam01 Fri, 30 May 2008 20:47:44 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/30/priorities/#comment-11211 You have my permission, and slap him one for me while you're at it. You have my permission, and slap him one for me while you’re at it.

]]> By: John http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/30/priorities/comment-page-1/#comment-11197 John Fri, 30 May 2008 14:25:25 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/05/30/priorities/#comment-11197 My hand is raised. What now? Can I slap him? My hand is raised. What now? Can I slap him?

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