http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/whats-safe.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/whats-safe.html/comment-page-1#comment-187609 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:09:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7017#comment-187609 Since the military is one of the most socialist of organizations, this seems both illustrative and appropriate. Since the military is one of the most socialist of organizations, this seems both illustrative and appropriate.

]]> http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/whats-safe.html/comment-page-1#comment-187610 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:09:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7017#comment-187610 Since the military is one of the most socialist of organizations, this seems both illustrative and appropriate. Since the military is one of the most socialist of organizations, this seems both illustrative and appropriate.

]]> http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/whats-safe.html/comment-page-1#comment-187579 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:18:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7017#comment-187579 It is insane to generalize a risk-benefit analysis. You put it very well Don. It is insane to generalize a risk-benefit analysis. You put it very well Don.

]]> http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/whats-safe.html/comment-page-1#comment-187570 Anonymous Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:33:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7017#comment-187570 The truthful answer will probably be decided by determining whether or not the engagers of such activities are likely to vote, and if so, will forbiding their activities result in enough votes to affect an election.The cynical answer should be whether or not accidents -- while engaged in these particular activities -- result in frequent fatality. Because if they typically result in fatality more so than just injury (serious or otherwise), it may make sense to allow the deaths in order to possibly change the future Social Security benefits of that person and their family and also trigger taxable events to boost revenue to Leviathan. The truthful answer will probably be decided by determining whether or not the engagers of such activities are likely to vote, and if so, will forbiding their activities result in enough votes to affect an election.The cynical answer should be whether or not accidents — while engaged in these particular activities — result in frequent fatality. Because if they typically result in fatality more so than just injury (serious or otherwise), it may make sense to allow the deaths in order to possibly change the future Social Security benefits of that person and their family and also trigger taxable events to boost revenue to Leviathan.

]]> http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/whats-safe.html/comment-page-1#comment-187566 Anonymous Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:43:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7017#comment-187566 In the sci-fi movie "Logan's Run," to avoid the drain on society, all persons participated in a "lottery" when they turned thirty. The lottery was for life extension, but nobody won. All people except top government officials were exterminated at age 30. Children were raised in creches, so there was no concern about orphans. We seem to be taking steps in that direction. In the sci-fi movie “Logan’s Run,” to avoid the drain on society, all persons participated in a “lottery” when they turned thirty. The lottery was for life extension, but nobody won. All people except top government officials were exterminated at age 30. Children were raised in creches, so there was no concern about orphans. We seem to be taking steps in that direction.

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