Reply #306: Ahem... [View All]

[MrBenchley]

"Almost no program initiated by the govt pays for itself so that argument is kind of lame"
Gee, you were the one who brought up the revenue from hunters...I don't see why we the taxpayers should have to lay out dough that could be used for schools or health care because 6% of the population needs to get its rocks off killing something.

"morons set fires and need to be rescued all the time, its not just hunters"
So that excuses the hunters who do? Some logic, there....

"Besides you seem to advocate actions that are more restrictive on the individual, as oposed to the examples you gave which are protective of the individual. Do you see the difference?"
No...and in every case I mentioned, the opposition began railing that something was being taken away from them. "Do you want big government telling you you have to sit next to people you object to on the bus? That is authoritarianism, elitism, blah blah blah blah blah..."

I can't think of anyhting more protective to the individual than making sure that there aren't criminals and loonies with guns wandering around the streets...