"jon_banquer" wrote in message
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On Friday, August 30, 2013 12:39:18 PM UTC-7, George Plimpton wrote:
On 8/30/2013 12:37 PM, Siri Cruise wrote:

In article ,

F. George McDuffee wrote:



For any society/culture to be reasonably/minimally stable,

the basics [food, shelter, clothing, and physical security]

must be available to almost the entire population. Some



One of the primary functions of any government is to guarantee the
necessities

of life.



False. That is not *any* part of the legitimate functions of government.



True. It's part of the legitimate function of government.

It falls under "liberty and justice"....

--in this respect, it means protecting society from greedy sociopaths (like
Plimpton) who would force pestilence and starvation upon the populace if
left unchecked.