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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Miami, Florida
Posts: 514
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Originally Posted by Monty3038
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Originally Posted by Ltrain
You are assuming all those employees will do what they are told, what if they don't? You're going to sue them right? That would require a judicial system to judge the offense and police to enforce the judgment correct? You need a lot of resources to pay for all of that structure so that you can feel secure that the rule of law will outweigh a starving and desperate person from taking your wealth. I.e., it is a question of enforcement but on a macro scale.
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Exactly correct.
You have just described one of the functions of government. To maintain law and order.
That and provide for the national defense are the two primary functions I see for government.
Why then is it necessary for someone who earns more to pay more for these basic items?
And why would it be necessary for there to be a difference? Just because I earn more, I am obligated to pay more? Why? And aren't I provided the same legal rights under the law, or are the laws written to be different depending on income?
Is it not illegal for the person earning $90 to steal, same as the person earning $900,000? |
You have the same theoretical, legal rights to life, liberty and property. However, if you have more to protect, you are consuming more of societies resources to keep your wealth and security. For example, on Miami Beach, there is an island called Star Island, which is very exclusive and many celebrities have houses there. It has City of Miami Beach public roads, meaning they cannot really restrict access, but the guardhouse is manned by a uniformed City of Miami Beach police officer 24/7. I can guarantee you that the poor communities in Opa Locka and Liberty City do not have their own uniformed officer.
Also, the law hardly protects all individuals equally, yes, they are different depending upon income. As a quick example (best I could come up with at the moment), a $90 theft will likely receive a harsher treatment than a $900,000 theft because the $90 theft was likely due to the threat of bodily injury (gun, knife) versus a white collar crime, even though the white collar crime does more overall damage.
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