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To: chronic_loser

The second oldest profession. Are we wrong to outlaw it?


266 posted on 09/01/2005 7:45:18 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (No wonder the Southern Baptist Church threw Greer out: Only one god per church! [Ann Coulter])
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To: HiTech RedNeck
The second oldest profession. Are we wrong to outlaw it?

Although I think your question is a red herring, I will answer the "real" question, if you don't mind, which is "are there morally prohibited/proscribed areas of commerce." That answer is "yes." I am not Ayn Rand and not a logical positivist. I believe that the empirical capitalist stands on the platform of morality provided him by historical Christianity, while hacking away at the ground under his feet. I really don't feel like going there, as you already knew my answer, and I would prefer you to argue the point at issue, which is the morality of government intervention in legal markets.

280 posted on 09/01/2005 7:52:53 AM PDT by chronic_loser
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