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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
By interest, I'm referring to financial interest, and if licensing is not a tax, then why does a liquor license cost $180k+ ? Is it because it takes so much due dilligence? Or could it be that they know that people will pay it because of the profit potential. Taxi licensing is used not only as a tax, but also as a way for large companies to keep out start up competition, which is why they lobby for them. I can point to dozens of examples.... But in any case, none of these point to the government having a financial interest or liability in a business just because they charge them for a license.
As to your second point, i dont think the governent should tell anyone who they must do business with. If they want to exclude blacks and jews and whatever, that's their own business. If private citizens want to protest, and boycott, then they are free to do that. However the government and their ability to use force ahould not be involved. If i want to do business with you then it is my right to try to do business with you. If you dont want to do business with me, then it is your right to refuse my offer.
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i love this form of argument.. 'ruh roh, they have me, better just talk a whole lot and see if it all falls though the cracks
luckily, i have selective reading abilities!
you said 'no financial stake', i pointed out licensing, and apparently that isn't good enough, so i raise my already proven point to 'taxes', making an even further interest into the business interests of a business whom the government had no interest in, claimed, to begin with .
see? we all can play with big paragraphs that say nothing.
as to your second point, you're advocating that the majority should have the 'right of way', no matter how fucked up, or not fucked up at the time, the situation happens to be?
so, for example, lets say there was raving groups of vigilantes going through the south hanging everyone who looks different from the perceived 'normal'
that's ok! of course the people being hanged and burned have a right to, leave, boycott, protest, but the government isn't supposed to protect those minorities, and with them, morals and values an entire country is based from?
are you really advocating this or are you talking yourself into a really dumb corner?
cause i start swinging next post