What are the responsibilities of an Objectivist government?

Posted by rlewellen 11 years, 2 months ago to Government
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I have listened to everything thing from businesses should pay no taxes to America is not a sovereign country and there should be no regulations on anything. Certainly the government has some responsibilities.


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  • Posted by 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    There are legislative, judicial, and executive which are branches of government whose powers are limited by the constitution. The people that write regulations are employees who are nearly impossible to fire, so there is little consequence for corruption and abuses. The regulations are more detailed and can be used or written to target specific groups,industries or companies with little oversight.
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  • Posted by preimert1 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Rozar, would that mean I could build smelly fertilizer plant or something equally intrusive next to your home? I think even an objectivist government should have a means of establishing some form of zoning. Or I suppose you could buy me out--assuming I would sell.
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  • Posted by 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    So no equal justice under the law? If you own a company you should be fined or imprisoned longer because you made enough money to buy a company.
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  • Posted by jrberts5 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I don't see why the civil courts by can't fund themselves by charging a fee for each case they rule on.
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  • Posted by 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    They want you or your stuff or your children they grew up in a bad environment. They want..
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  • Posted by Rozar 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Lol I suppose I should have said you shouldn't tell people how to do it.

    I'm sorry I did mean a professional military. But doesn't our military have the world set up into different regions? Isn't that what the SOCOM and such are?
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Really? I'm a consultant and I often have the client (who hired me because they don't know how to do what needs to be done) standing over my shoulder telling me what they think needs to be done.

    Let's see, the current system has a "professional" military that carries out the policy of the political leadership. That's not what you described before, with a number of independent military leaders, each of whom had autonomous authority over their specific region.
    I do have previous military experience (I'm a West Point grad and served for over 5 years), so I'm not entirely ignorant of the issues.
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  • Posted by Rozar 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Sorry I didn't ask the right question. What causes people to do bad things?
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  • Posted by Rozar 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I want to be clear that I'm defining an objectivist government not my own propositions.

    I don't know much about the military or the inner workings of how our current system places people in charge. But it wouldn't be much different from how or current system works.

    The one thing that would be different is if our Government actually declared war it would be at the sole discretion of the leader of the military how to win that war. After all, if you hire someone to do a job you don't stand over their shoulder and tell them how to do something you have no idea how to do yourself.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    If there are no laws, nor consequences, what is to dissuade the "baddest ass on the block?"
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  • Posted by 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Ayn Rand is the first word on Objectivism, not the final word, I am evaluating and trying to gain more information about this subject
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  • Posted by Rozar 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    You obviously know that even if they have full intentions of trying to bring benefits to us and be "nice" that if we told them no and they did it anyway it would be wrong.
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  • Posted by Rozar 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Sorry I forgot to say that any military action decisions would be made by the commanding officers of that region. As for who gets to be the commanding officer I would assume we choose the same way we do now.
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  • Posted by Rozar 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    A statist government is one that places the priority on the state above the individual I believe.
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  • Posted by Rozar 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yes you are correct. I suppose I should have said I don't see much use for a military for anything but a government.
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  • Posted by Rozar 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That makes sense. I initially was going to say that everyone who had a part in the action should be held somewhat liable. In fact I'm still kind of leaning that way. But either way thanks for the info. It's kind of appalling that this shield even exists. I dislike the "I was only following orders" defense.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Meaning society without laws, nor law enforcement. Thus the "baddest ass on the block" applies.
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