Re: The Education Function

Damien Broderick (damien@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au)
Tue, 15 Dec 1998 01:03:51 +0000

At 06:03 AM 12/14/98 -0800, Mark wrote:

>This isn't the first time someone has come up with this "but if the
>government didn't force me to I wouldn't get around to donating money to
>all the causes I care so much about" argument

This need not follow. After all, they (and everyone except the humungously rich with the canniest lawyers, and the successful criminals) *already* pay subsidies to many of these causes - precisely via their taxes. It is not base to spare oneself double-dipping.

Damien Broderick