re: #245 austin_blue

I’ll go ahead and respond to that dangling pilpul. One of the basic concepts of this country, as embodied in the Preamble, is to “provide for the common good”. You can quibble about what that means, but it is a flat out “socialistic” statement inserted by the founders with their eyes wide open. One of the primary arguments between Liberals and Conservatives ever since is to determine where the balance between regulation and capitalism lies in direct relation to that statement. Do you want to privatize your police department? Your fire department? Your drinking water department? Your sewerage board? I will bet you don’t, but those are *all* socialist organizations.

I tend more to the Liberal side of things, but certainly not in all areas. I’m a vet. My dad’s in Arlington. I come from a long line of public service. I think that in a nation as fruitful as ours, we should do what we can to ensure that people have the basics of food, housing, education, and medical care. The reason that I believe this is that it is cheaper, in the long run, than having them in prison, or in emergency rooms.

Just my .02

They are not national, they are local boards by in large. They are not socialist in the definition de Tocqueville and you are being disingenuous to suggest so.

Common good is just that, COMMON, it benefits ALL EQUALY. A highway system benefits everyone, so do National Parks. Common Good IS NOT, taking from one and giving to another.

How is it the COMMON GOOD to take a dollar out of a community give it to the Federal Government and get 35¢ back for the local school, along with over arching Federal regulations in direct contravention of the 10th Amendment?