Ok, so the a society's moral values are an externality. Now the only question is this: how do we deal the external costs?
By taking responsibility for the upbringing of our own children. Certainly not by calling for more government intervention in what programming cable companies provide to their customers.
"Ok, so the a society's moral values are an externality. Now the only question is this: how do we deal the external costs?"
I don't know about your house, but here in the SoVa house, when the kids are exposed to something we don't approve of, we tell them--loud and long. We tell them what the consequences will be should they emulate that behavior of which we don't approve. We tell them what we think of people who behave in such a way. And as a result, we have two exceptionally well behaved kids. They know what's out there, and they know not to look or imitate.
Why in the world would you rather have the government be in charge of protecting your kids? What else has the government done well that helps families. Please.