23 Oct
2000
23 Oct
'00
2:06 p.m.
Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com> wrote:
No dipshit, you have a right to TRY TO BE HAPPY.
Wrong, Jim. Properly, it is 'you don't have a right to take positive action which makes me unhappy.' Thus, petro is correct; the government is taking positive action ("You! You're too successful! Pay for his health care.") that makes me unhappy. The other way, of course you can argue that the person not getting health care is unhappy, but that is through a lack of action on my part (== 'negative action') and is not covered under the above. I'll be quite entertained to see you try to make a case for a right to happiness through both positive and negative action. -- Riad Wahby rsw@mit.edu MIT VI-2/A 2002 5105