Is even the discussion of an expansion of the welfare state out
of bounds for the Free to Choose or Road to
Serfodom crowds? Yes, of course there are times when military
action is necessary. And of course there are times when the use of
government power is necessary domestically. But just as we should
ask "To what end?" when liberals request big government at home, we
should do so when humanitarian Gersonite conservatives do so
abroad. Why should this project be undertaken above all others?
What might the unintended consequences be? What does this have to
do with the defense of the United States? And just as defenders of
higher taxes ought to pay their own voluntary
surtax, the simple moral decision-makers should sometimes make
their own decisions instead of sending other people to shoot and be
shot at for their humanitarian instincts. Americans are
understandably tired of our current foreign policy adventures. At
the very least, those who want to expand the scope of our gunboat
generosity ought to be less tiresome.
topics:
Taxes, Foreign Policy, Military
