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Originally Posted by joeydb
I guess I'm leaning toward the position that the avoidance of both sugary soda and abortion is solved by adequate self-restraint. The force of government is not necessary to any but the weak minded. Whatever happened to willpower?
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A majority of people lack willpower as evidenced by the obesity rate, the rate of personal debt in this country, and a wide variety of other personal ills that affect people today. On some level, a great many people need the government to look out for some aspect of their lives. Would be nice if it wasn't that way, but sadly it is.
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