"The question was what rich people should be allowed to do with their money."
No, the question was, what people should be allowed to do with their money.
My answer: rich or poor, it's your money, and you should be allowed to buy anything you want with your money, including comfort for your children and fish.
"Why not give away the money to a charity or the government once someone dies?"
If anyone is less deserving of my money than my children after I die, it's the government. They squander it now while I'm watching, I shudder to think what they'll do with it when my eyes are closed.
Something to consider. It is only your money because the rest of society enforces rules that keep it being your money. How, why and when should they do so?
The problem with extreme libertarianism is that property rights fall apart without the constant intervention of the legal profession, including government run police. This requires more government and consent from fellow citizens than most libertarians seem to want to acknowledge.
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"The question was what rich people should be allowed to do with their money."
No, the question was, what people should be allowed to do with their money.
My answer: rich or poor, it's your money, and you should be allowed to buy anything you want with your money, including comfort for your children and fish.
"Why not give away the money to a charity or the government once someone dies?"
If anyone is less deserving of my money than my children after I die, it's the government. They squander it now while I'm watching, I shudder to think what they'll do with it when my eyes are closed.
Something to consider. It is only your money because the rest of society enforces rules that keep it being your money. How, why and when should they do so?
The problem with extreme libertarianism is that property rights fall apart without the constant intervention of the legal profession, including government run police. This requires more government and consent from fellow citizens than most libertarians seem to want to acknowledge.
> "The question was what rich people should be allowed to do with their money."
> No, the question was, what people should be allowed to do with their money.
You are correct, of course.