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If Everyone Has To Be A Watchdog In Order To Make Government Work, Then The Foxes Will Also Volunteer To Serve.

Leaks And Whispers Are A Daily Routine Of News-gathering In Washington.

Aside From Sending Someone To War Or To Prison, Government S Ability To Make People Involuntarily Give Over Their Money Is Its Strongest Exercise Of Authority Over Private Citizens And Their Institutions.

If One Benefits Tangibly From The Exploitation Of Others Who Are Weak, Is One Morally Implicated In Their Predicament? Or Are Basic Rights Of Human Existence Confined To The Civilized Societies That Are Wealthy Enough To Afford Them? Our Values Are Defined By What We Will Tolerate When It Is Done To Others.

Obviously, People With Low Or Even Moderate Incomes Could Not Afford Such Savings Rates, And Even Diligent Savings From Their Low Wages Would Not Be Enough To Pay For Either Retirement Or Healthcare.