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From: lkk@teddy.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Taxes: the cost of Civilization & Democracy: Reply to JoSH
Message-ID: <772@teddy.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Jun-85 15:31:05 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 14 15:31:05 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 15-Jun-85 10:15:00 EDT
References: <642@whuxl.UUCP> <1340192@acf4.UUCP>
Reply-To: lkk@teddy.UUCP (Larry K. Kolodney)
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In article <1340192@acf4.UUCP> mms1646@acf4.UUCP writes:
>>/* lkk@teddy.UUCP / 11:41 am  Jun 12, 1985 */
>
>>The people who actually go to the library and take out the books are
>>not the only ones to benefit from its existence.  A well educated populace
>>benefits all by making for a richer civilization.  
>
>By how much?  This type of reasoning justifies every expenditure.


This doesn't justify EVERY expenditure.  It just shows that there ARE
reasons to expend PUBLIC monies where postitive externalities are involved. 
How much to spend, and on what, is still up for debate, but the libertarian
position allows none.

-- 

Sport Death,
Larry Kolodney
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