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Friday, December 31, 2004
The Ayn Rand Institute makes itself look stupid
I couldn't think of a more apt headline to describe this article published by the Ayn Rand Institute.
As the death toll mounts in the areas hit by Sunday's tsunami in southern Asia, private organizations and individuals are scrambling to send out money and goods to help the victims. Such help may be entirely proper, especially considering that most of those affected by this tragedy are suffering through no fault of their own.It's almost like a caricature of what an over the top libertarian/uber-conservative might write, but I'm suprised someone might actually try and forward this drivel.
The United States government, however, should not give any money to help the tsunami victims. Why? Because the money is not the government's to give.
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The question no one asks about our politicians' "generosity" towards the world's needy is: By what right? By what right do they take our hard-earned money and give it away?
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