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 | | Because the government has a responsibility to ensure that every citizen enjoys a basic level of welfare, it should lower the wealth of some in order to expand the wealth, and therefore the welfare, of others. |
 | | Comment by: Jeff Smith at August 5, 2004 04:57 AM "Because the government has a responsibility to ensure that every citizen enjoys a basic level of welfare, it should lower the wealth of some in order to expand the wealth, and therefore the welfare, of others. |
 | | The Declaration of Independence states "among these (Certain Inalienable Rights), the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..." The document doesn't guarantee happiness, because of course, that would be an impossible promise, and there is no such "right" to automatically achieve happiness. |
| www.reason.com /hitandrun/2004/08/taxes_are_good.shtml (2062 words) |
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