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moindependent

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Wed Dec-01-04 01:44 PM
Response to Reply #229

302. Sorry, that one doesn't fly

There's nothing wrong with giving back to a community, but there's no logic in a gov't mandate for all of us to do so. Giving, or not giving, to the community should be an individual choice. Jesus didn't start his own gov't body, intent on forcing the rich to give to the poor, downtrodden, and/or lazy. He simply persuaded INDIVIDUALS to do so.

You aren't going after "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"; you want "life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and a safety net". Freedom to make our own decisions is also the freedom to fail and suffer the consequences.

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