Comments on: But the Economist’s Model Predicts… http://www.blurtdaily.com/2009/01/29/but-the-economists-model-predicts/ | opinion and more opinion | Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:39:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Eric http://www.blurtdaily.com/2009/01/29/but-the-economists-model-predicts/#comment-504 Eric Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:45:45 +0000 http://www.blurtdaily.com/?p=470#comment-504 I think the Democratic Party essentially believes that a government's responsibility is to ensure that certain rights are available to every citizen. If a person is somehow denied a certain right, it is the government's responsibility to ensure it is met. And taxing those who have earned a surplus in order to cover the cost is justified to meet that end. So, I don't know, it's not anywhere near perfect, but that's what I think the Democratic Party stands for. The problem though is that the definition of rights keeps expanding. The line between rights and wants continues to blur. I think the Democratic Party essentially believes that a government’s responsibility is to ensure that certain rights are available to every citizen. If a person is somehow denied a certain right, it is the government’s responsibility to ensure it is met. And taxing those who have earned a surplus in order to cover the cost is justified to meet that end.

So, I don’t know, it’s not anywhere near perfect, but that’s what I think the Democratic Party stands for.

The problem though is that the definition of rights keeps expanding. The line between rights and wants continues to blur.

]]>