[Tipsy]

Originally Posted by Lizardbreath

How do your privitize something involving Protecting the environment

For protecting the environment, I've said that many times in this thread already, but I'll say it again:

Originally Posted by Me

That's due to government not respecting private property rights, as noted before. It is a problem of the government getting too involved in private matters, the solution is not having government regulate it (and get more involved), but rather to respect private property rights.

Originally Posted by Me

The reason why that happened was [and is happening is] because of government The government is not respecting our private property rights - this respect slowly spread to rivers, lakes, and so forth, however it has still not been extended to the air for the most part (ie, if you pollute the air in my private property I should have a right to get compensation for it). Leaving the government as an arbitrator between private parties allows for a better environment, a more efficient system, and more freedom.

Originally Posted by Me

That, plus I don't really agree with his methods to fixing the environment (he treats it like a flaw of the market, I treat it as a problem of the government due to property rights not being respected). So I don't really like him despite agreeing with the theme of his message

Respecting private property is how it is done - power from government to the people.

Originally Posted by LB

,Border patrol, our police officers

It could be done through private contracting, however that's something I would only recommend that for border patrol, though others would say it should be for both. Plus, for border patrol this would insulate them from being moved to other places (like Iraq and Afghanistan).

Originally Posted by LB

and welfare?

Privatize the systems in which the government has control over someone's money (such as Social Security, and when I say privatize I mean something nothing at all like Bush's half-assed plan).

Not everything can be privatized, but anything that doesn't fall within the definition I gave earlier can pretty much be privatized or at least done through private organizations.

Originally Posted by LB

Also, although this may be hard for you to grasp tipsy, not all people can afford health care at the current prices. Me and you (i'm assuming) can, but there are people who literally go from paycheck to paycheck and don't have enough money to purchase health care.

We've already gone over this - the reason healthcare is such a problem in the United States is the government, privatizing it is the solution. Remember? The government is the reason why so many people in this country cannot afford healthcare. This country needs to switch to a private healthcare system, not pushing even further into socialized medicine.