Comments on: First Principles http://www.justaverageamerican.com/2008/04/14/first-principles/ Discussing today's political and cultural issues Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: howard pomeroy http://www.justaverageamerican.com/2008/04/14/first-principles/comment-page-1/#comment-79 howard pomeroy Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:34:10 +0000 http://www.justaverageamerican.com/first-principles/#comment-79 A very interesting story although really disconcerting as to how complicated justice can become. Sen. Robert Byrd carries a copy of the Constitution with him at all times and, I am sure, supports the concept of "first principles." I wish I could summarize the liberal viewpoint as well as you explained the conservative one. I cannot do i as well. I just know that in any society some people need help. Further, some jobs, such as health care, are simply done better by the government because there is no profit motive. Why should investors be involved in a citizen's health care? Naturally, the investor is going to want to drop the sick people and avoid the most expensive treatments so that he makes more money. There are many other jobs the government can do better when it is run by thinking,educated, and serious government servants of the people. I don't see any of these activities as taking away from the value of individual initiative. There is still room for that. HP A very interesting story although really disconcerting as to how complicated justice can become. Sen. Robert Byrd carries a copy of the Constitution with him at all times and, I am sure, supports the concept of “first principles.”
I wish I could summarize the liberal viewpoint as well as you explained the conservative one. I cannot do i as well. I just know that in any society some people need help. Further, some jobs, such as health care, are simply done better by the government because there is no profit motive. Why should investors be involved in a citizen’s health care? Naturally, the investor is going to want to drop the sick people and avoid the most expensive treatments so that he makes more money.
There are many other jobs the government can do better when it is run by thinking,educated, and serious government servants of the people.
I don’t see any of these activities as taking away from the value of individual initiative. There is still room for that.
HP

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