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Re: Marijuna
Actually, it's quite the opposite. As people like Adam Smith and Fredrich Hayek have pointed out, when people are allowed to pick their own spot, they have greater incentive to join in and support society.
You are arguing for government intervention in this case, and making broad arguments to support it. I'm simply using a broad argument to rebuttal.
You have not shown how legalizing prostitution would cause moral decay. You have spoken in broad generalities that you say apply based on no real-world evidence.
If it is completely up to each person to pick their spot in society then surely that makes society something very superficial and unimportant to individuals who would be self-reliant and formed outside society? Sort of sounds quite atomistic to me. A basic plank of a non-atomistic view of society is there are elements that are not simply choice.
Actually, it's quite the opposite. As people like Adam Smith and Fredrich Hayek have pointed out, when people are allowed to pick their own spot, they have greater incentive to join in and support society.
And again you resort to the simplistic 'we do not need government controlling our every move' line. As if I ever suggested any such thing. I'm quite a decentralist, I'm hardly going to advocate for what you keep suggesting.
You are arguing for government intervention in this case, and making broad arguments to support it. I'm simply using a broad argument to rebuttal.
I provided analysis of why we must use a broader evaluation of those places before we come to any firm conclusions.
http://www.debatepolitics.com/polls/116356-marijuana-26.html#post1060101107
You have not shown how legalizing prostitution would cause moral decay. You have spoken in broad generalities that you say apply based on no real-world evidence.