Comments on: Compulsory Volunteering http://cafehayek.com/2008/07/compulsory-volu.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Keith http://cafehayek.com/2008/07/compulsory-volu.html/comment-page-1#comment-27324 Keith Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:00:27 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3191#comment-27324 <p>Quote from Sam Grove: "Way back when, I was in the boy scouts.<br /> It came to pass that the troop got a new troop leader in the shape of an ex-marine."</p> <p>The military is the most socialist organization in the world. All individuality subsumed to the needs and goals of the collective. </p> <p>It's not surprising that an ex-marine would have a strong socialist attitude. It's unfortunate that he didn't understand that the Boy Scouts are not the Marines (although I think they trend that way).<br /> </p> Quote from Sam Grove: "Way back when, I was in the boy scouts.
It came to pass that the troop got a new troop leader in the shape of an ex-marine."

The military is the most socialist organization in the world. All individuality subsumed to the needs and goals of the collective.

It's not surprising that an ex-marine would have a strong socialist attitude. It's unfortunate that he didn't understand that the Boy Scouts are not the Marines (although I think they trend that way).

]]> By: Sam Grove http://cafehayek.com/2008/07/compulsory-volu.html/comment-page-1#comment-27323 Sam Grove Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:50:38 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3191#comment-27323 <p>Way back when, I was in the boy scouts.<br /> It came to pass that the troop got a new troop leader in the shape of an ex-marine.<br /> At one meeting, they requested volunteers to march in the Memorial Day parade.</p> <p>I declined to volunteer as it was our family practice to spend the day together.</p> <p>It was brought up at the next scout meeting that I had been seen watching the parade with my family which was followed by some heated discussion about what to do about those that could've/should've volunteered but didn't.</p> <p>That was the last meeting I attended.</p> Way back when, I was in the boy scouts.
It came to pass that the troop got a new troop leader in the shape of an ex-marine.
At one meeting, they requested volunteers to march in the Memorial Day parade.

I declined to volunteer as it was our family practice to spend the day together.

It was brought up at the next scout meeting that I had been seen watching the parade with my family which was followed by some heated discussion about what to do about those that could've/should've volunteered but didn't.

That was the last meeting I attended.

]]> By: LowcountryJoe http://cafehayek.com/2008/07/compulsory-volu.html/comment-page-1#comment-27322 LowcountryJoe Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:47:40 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3191#comment-27322 <p>One of the first things I learned in 'principles' was that there is a difference between an accounting profit and an economic profit. This made sense. Then, later, while taking micro analysis, we studied the concepts of utility a whole lot more closely. </p> <p>Utility <b><i>is</i></b> the end game money is just the tool to aquire some -- but not all -- utility. Recognition, in today's I-want-attention-society, is of value and can be substituted as a type of profit, can it not?</p> One of the first things I learned in 'principles' was that there is a difference between an accounting profit and an economic profit. This made sense. Then, later, while taking micro analysis, we studied the concepts of utility a whole lot more closely.

Utility is the end game money is just the tool to aquire some — but not all — utility. Recognition, in today's I-want-attention-society, is of value and can be substituted as a type of profit, can it not?

]]> By: LowcountryJoe http://cafehayek.com/2008/07/compulsory-volu.html/comment-page-1#comment-27321 LowcountryJoe Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:47:18 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3191#comment-27321 <p>One of the first things I learned in 'principles' was that there is a difference between an accounting profit and an economic profit. This made sense. Then, later, while taking micro analysis, we studied the concepts of utility a whole lot more closely. </p> <p>Utility <b><i>is</i></b> the end game money is just the tool to aquire some -- but not all -- utility. Recognition, in today's I-want-attention-society, is of value and can be substituted as a type of profit, can it not?</p> One of the first things I learned in 'principles' was that there is a difference between an accounting profit and an economic profit. This made sense. Then, later, while taking micro analysis, we studied the concepts of utility a whole lot more closely.

Utility is the end game money is just the tool to aquire some — but not all — utility. Recognition, in today's I-want-attention-society, is of value and can be substituted as a type of profit, can it not?

]]> By: Unit http://cafehayek.com/2008/07/compulsory-volu.html/comment-page-1#comment-27320 Unit Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:20:27 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3191#comment-27320 <p>Whereas most welfare is directed to the elderly (60%?),</p> <p>whereas the elderly are the richest segment of the population (fact?),</p> <p>whereas the social security system being a paygo system favors the early recipient generations,</p> <p>whereas students who work 20 hours a week do poorly in their classes,</p> <p>whereas debt-ridden graduating seniors make perfect subprime mortgage material,</p> <p>why not raise the retirement age 5 years and give a pension to people in the 18-23 range?</p> <p>(I'm sure there would be unintended consequences aplenty, but I don't know what they would be...)</p> Whereas most welfare is directed to the elderly (60%?),

whereas the elderly are the richest segment of the population (fact?),

whereas the social security system being a paygo system favors the early recipient generations,

whereas students who work 20 hours a week do poorly in their classes,

whereas debt-ridden graduating seniors make perfect subprime mortgage material,

why not raise the retirement age 5 years and give a pension to people in the 18-23 range?

(I'm sure there would be unintended consequences aplenty, but I don't know what they would be…)

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