There are certain matters on which - for the survival (or a better future) of the collective - everyone (aka those whose survival is not threatened) contributes to or invests in. Education, Public Health, National Security are three well understood cases.
Those who ...+
Those who ...+
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... argue stupidly for "free markets" in these contexts haven't , quite clearly, thought through any of this and so end up betraying their immature understanding of how markets and societies generally function.
It can also be considered a form of insurance by/for those...+
It can also be considered a form of insurance by/for those...+
...that have the most to lose (wealth, status, authority etc). There aren't too many of them - if you get the drift. So when things get bad, if it were everyone for himself, there's nothing preventing the larger # of threatened members of the society from banding together...+
... and wresting by force, what they need to survive.
Contributing to keeping education free (or subsidised) makes it better for all. Should ask these free marketeers if they/their parents could afford free market prices for their education.
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Contributing to keeping education free (or subsidised) makes it better for all. Should ask these free marketeers if they/their parents could afford free market prices for their education.
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I'll wager that if they hadn't taken for granted the benefits of a subsidized education they enjoyed, they wouldn't be here arguing against free vaccination for all in a public health crisis of this scale and magnitude.
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