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re: Behaviors
Tom Brosz — (archived)

Interesting. Still think the line between "public" and "private" moves about a bit, depending on who's doing the talking. But then I'm not the one who brings up the rather intriguing idea of the "Constitution prohibit[ing] them from controlling other people's private behavior through legislation."

Should it be legal for me to hire an American citizen willing to work for less than minimum wage? Why or why not? Is this something between two consenting adults, that harms no one else? Or not? What about three people coming to a business deal? Is there a number where suddenly it becomes "public," and able to be controlled or prohibited by legal action, Constitution or no?

Does Constitutional protection of choice only matter when we're talking about fetuses and sexual orientation?

There is a yawning mental chasm that seems to separate economic behavior from other kinds, and there are people on both the left and the right that have problems with this. This is why libertarians aren't that welcome on either side of the aisle.

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