Bipartisan Senate group proposes ‘no fly, no buy’ gun measure

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(02-12-2019, 09:27 PM)taramarie Wrote:

(02-12-2019, 09:20 PM)Chick7 Wrote: What do we need government for anyway?

If a private association like the MPAA can regulate movies, why can't the private market regulate other things?
 
When people smoke now, people just call the police on them, but people in the past either took some personal responsibility and ignored smokers, moved away from smokers, or asked smokers to go somewhere else. The problem with a police state is everyone now is either or a slave or a criminal. Who pays the taxes to pay for tyranny?

If smoking is dangerous, can't nonprofits raise funds to pay for educational campaigns that warn of the dangers of smoking instead of outlawing smoking?

Can't people use the BBB to verify if a business is good or not instead of forcing companies to pay fees to get a government business license?

Can't private charities funded by volunteer donations provide homeless shelters and soup kitchens instead of being at forced at the point of a gun by the government to pay taxes that fund welfare?

Can't people use to protect themselves instead of relying on the Gestapo?

https://nypost.com/2017/08/04/alaskan-to...ice-force/

Can't neighbourhoods hire private security firms to protect their homes?

Can't the free market provide toll roads?

Can't the free market provide private airports?

Can't the free market provide private schools?

Can't the free market provide disaster relief instead of FEMA?

https://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/29/us/ha...index.html

Can't the free market run delivery services instead of the USPS?

http://www.fedex.com/

Can't the free market run railroads instead of Amtrack?

Think.

Thing is, would people willingly pay for these things or would individual greed take over and things fall apart? I get your point, but i think that is a valid question. What is the government for if not to have responsibility for certain basic needs?

I don't think the free markets do a very good job of keeping the internet free of bots like chick7, IMHO.