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Originally Posted by Goodie
Read the thread on sterilization. I'm not going to go further into here but it's very clear why I think that's a good idea and why I think it would help society.
Why offer patients $20,000? Why not save a few grand and give out bottles of Petrus instead?
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Originally Posted by Goodie
I'm actually not sure what you mean by subsidizing gambling. Please explain.
In the US all forms of income are taxed excepting a few kinds explicitly exempted. Ostensibly this is done to encourage the activity that is exempted (such as giving to charity). Colloquially this may be called a subsidy.
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Originally Posted by Goodie
Where did I say that more drugs, prostitution or discrimination would be better for society? I never said that. I said that having the freedom from the government to do those things would be better for society.
I misquoted you, sorry. You said "common good." What is the difference?