On Aug 13, 2009, at 7:29 PM, John Williams wrote:
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Chris Frandsen<lear...@mac.com>
wrote:
Now what is your attitude towards passing your wealth on to family
members?
None of my business, unless it is my wealth. Right now, most of my
estate is slated to go to a couple charities I favor. I doubt I will
change that significantly (possibly the specific charities may change,
depending on how many years I have left and what the future
brings...).
I am sorry I did not mean you specifically. However based on your
response below I will not ask you to suggest solutions for other
people again. I struggle with this question. I raised my family
without benefit of inherited wealth, would I have worked as hard if I
had inherited money? Have I earned my way? What do I owe my
forefathers and my nation for the safety and security that I and my
family have enjoyed for all my years?Now my parents have left me some
wealth for which I am very grateful as I grow older. How much should
be returned to the common weal? Our system of government will answer
some of this partiular question for me and I accept that.
Corporations today have rights as corporate citizens that you and I
do not
have, one of which is with regards to national borders. As a
libertarian ,
what is your position on corporations and their wealth?
Please don't ask me questions that begin "as a ____"...I won't answer
them in the future. I am John.
I apologize. Absolutely and with no hesitation. I will not generalize
or label you again as anything but "John"
As John, my position on corporations
and their wealth is, none of my business (unless of course I am an
owner or partner).
Okay. However if a corporation or a family group infringes on the
health of my family by polluting a stream I drink from doesn't it
become "my business" ? How you personally handle such a situation?
I
As for my position on national borders, I am against them. Let
everybody in, or out, or make in and out meaningless.
Impressive position. Actually the United States of America has done
this pretty well with state borders. I personally believe that to do
this on a world wide scale with our present population levels is not
tenable. From my understanding of historical and archeological
records humans have always tended to aggregate together. In today's
environment of competition for resources such aggregates must have
considerable power and wealth to secure sufficient resources. The US
has been blessed with an abundance of natural resources and for the
most part of the last two centuries our territorial boundaries have
provided security from other such aggregations. However the wealth
that this nation and its citizens have enjoyed since WWII largerly
resulted from the world beating a path to our door for education,
manufactured products and medical care. I will also grant you that
some groups have been overrun and/or over ruled by our present system
of government. It still occurs today but I believe our constitution
and this nation state has been the best solution that mankind has ever
developed to provide safety and security to the majority of its
citizens.
John, no answer is required but I wonder why you expend time and
effort writing to this list if you are not trying to influence our
thinking.
learner
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