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Why is it illegal for me to sell a kidney to someone who needs it or he/she will die?

More gooderer

I tend to get wound up a tad about simple issues of government and personal responsibility. I know this government was original founded on civil liberties and personal responsibility but that changed long ago. I have no doubt that the framers of the Constitution would not be able to stop talking about how messed up our current system of government is if they were around.

So obviously the things I post on are more academic and theoretical. The majority of this country doesn’t truly want to be free or want personal responsibility to take care of the things in their lives they should be responsible for (food, shelter, health insurance etc). Does that make me mad? Sure, because I’m expected to pay for those who choose not to or choose to make poor choices.

Now don’t get me wrong. I spend plenty of time and money supporting charities and don’t feel obligated to list it out here. But I do. However, that is by choice. It is not by the force of a gun.

Forcing me to give money to the government so it can be redistributed to others is not charity on my part or on those who force me to do it. There is *nothing* noble about forcing someone else to spend their money on helping others. It is essentially stealing from them and that is why I can’t stand people who think they’re awesome and charitable by starting, continuing or expanding government programs to “help the needy.”

With that said, I’ve really come to enjoy reading this blog because

1. He’s smarter than I am.

2. He communicates better than I do.

See #s 1 and 2.

Recently I posted about the rest of the country being forced to subsidize people who choose to live in areas prone to natural disasters. People are free to choose where they live. They should accept the responsibilities that come with living there. If they choose not to insure themselves, then accept the risk or if they are unable to insure, then move. It’s pretty simple.

But he looks into it a bit deeper and more gooderer.