re: #305 barflytom

I’m “quibbling” about the mindset of people who think the government has a claim on every penny of wealth or income in the country if it can justify it with some programme or other that “helps” someone.

But that doesn’t exist. That’s a hyperbolic strawman.

What people are saying is that the government has a claim to a portion of the wealth or income in the country, in order to pay for programs that are to the benefit of the country.

Do you disagree with that?