The Reason The Government Sells The Census

Libertarians Typically Argue That Particular Obligations, At Least Under Normal Circumstances, Must Be Created By Consent; They Cannot Be Unilaterally Imposed By Others.

The Reason The Government Sells The Census As Your Ticket To Getting Goodies - Rather Than As Your Civic Duty - Is That Distributing Goodies Is Now All The Government Does.

Young People Today Are Being Robbed. Of Their Rights. Of Their Freedom. Of Their Dignity. Of Their Futures. The Culprits? My Generation And Our Predecessors, Who Either Created Or Failed To Stop The World Straddling Engine Of Theft, Degradation, Manipulation, And Social Control We Call The Welfare State.

But There Is No Obvious Reason For Holding That Some Normal Adults Are Entitled To Make Choices For Other Normal Adults, As Paternalists Of Both Left And Right Believe.

If An Individual Is Born With The Obligation To Obey, Who Is Born With The Right To Command?