Walter Williams is one of my favorite people. He is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, as well as a syndicated columnist and author. Some of you may have heard him as a guest host on the Rush Limbaugh program. Dr. Williams is an 80 year old black man that is consumed with logic and common sense.
I read the following today and thought to myself that this needs to be shared, so here it is.
Walter Williams: "As human beings, we all have certain natural rights. Of the rights we possess, we have a right to delegate them to government. For example, we all have a natural right to defend ourselves against predators. Because we possess that right, we can delegate it to government. By contrast, I do not have a right to take one person's earnings to give to another. Because I have no such right, I cannot delegate it to government. If I did take your earnings to provide medical services for another, it would rightfully be described and condemned as an act of theft. When government does the same, it's still theft, albeit legalized theft. If you're a Christian or a Jew, you should be against these so-called rights. When God gave Moses the eighth commandment — 'Thou shalt not steal' — I am sure that he did not mean 'thou shalt not steal unless there is a majority vote in Congress.' The bottom line is medical care, housing and decent jobs are not rights at all, at least not in a free society; they are wishes. As such, I would agree with most Americans — because I, too, wish that everyone had good medical care, decent housing and a good job."
What can I say. He just makes good sense.
PMO
©2016
No comments:
Post a Comment