Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
Can't you allow for people to hold different views because they sincerely believe them, and not just because they are fools or knaves?
For instance, it seems to me that the attitude of most people towards the govt is that they favour it when it reflects their values, and they don't when it doesn't. I would say that that's fairly universal--and not at all hypocritical or irrational.
OK, it's not necessarily hypocritical, but it is at least very selfish: "Tax people just enough to afford the things that benefit me, but not a cent more to support spending that doesn't benefit me but might benefit someone else."
The subsidies that American farmers receive are particularly egregious. Surely the very concept of subsidies is contrary to the ideals of free enterprise and the free market? And look at the effect it has on farmers in other countries - particularly poor ones, of course.
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