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1.   Apr 1, 2008 2:06 PM

» Feature Writer Brian Tubbs - Oops - sorry about missing this

In response to Follow up posted by pink101:


Sorry that I missed this question of yours, Pink...

Tell me straight out, do you believe government has a right to make a profit?

Yes, BUT...

A government derives its powers from the consent of the governed. This is the bottom line philosophical premise of a democratic government - one that is enshrined in our Declaration of Independence. So, yes, a government should have the right to turn a profit, BUT...its greater priority is making sure that it respects the consent of the governed.

What's more, the government's purpose is to (according to the Declaration of Independence) "secure" our "unalienable rights." One of those rights is the right of the PEOPLE (not the government - the PEOPLE) to the "pursuit of happiness." Economic wealth was among those things meant by Jefferson's use of that phrase, Pink. So, the government needs to make sure that - whatever it does - it does NOT inhibit the people's right to pursue their own happiness.

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