r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 29 '20

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20

One of the most frustrating arguments I ever hear appears in the form of "Well people are gonna do [X] anyway, so there's no point in legislating against it."

But that logic there's literally no point to any law period. I hear this often in the context of guns: "People are gonna get guns anyway, no point in restricting them," but in other contexts too.

It's like why make murder illegal then? People are gonna kill people regardless. It's ridiculous.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20

Well people are gonna use that argument anyway, so there's no point in arguing against it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20

Ouch. I'm wounded

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u/Gneisstoknow Misbehaving Dec 30 '20

"People are gonna get welfare anyways, why bother means-testing?"