"The cost of rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes" by Stephen Holmes, Cass R. Sunstein.
"To "fight for your rights," or anyone else's, is not just to debate principles but to haggle over budgets.
The simple insight that all legally enforceable rights cost money reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it―and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Drawing from these practical, commonsense notions, The Cost of Rights provides a useful corrective to ......(The Economist)."
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ニューヨークの大雨洪水すごいことになっているんだけど、そこに連邦政府の閉鎖が被って国民洪水保険が期限切れになってしまうという大きな問題があるとAOCが指摘しているらしい。
外から見ててもそこに「道理」があるようには思えない。
New York is experiencing disastrous flooding and a Republican shutdown means the National Flood Insurance Program will expire tomorrow night.
This is lunacy. A bipartisan deal was agreed to months ago. Dems held up their end. GOP needs to stop playing games and follow through.
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