2008-03-07 Freedom Means Responsibility
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- when: 2008-03-07
- author: George McGovern
- source: Wall Street Journal
- topics: George McGovern paternalism payday lending US economy US health care costs personal responsibility
- link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120485275086518279
- title: Freedom Means Responsibility
- summary: “Under the guise of protecting us from ourselves, the right and the left are becoming ever more aggressive in regulating behavior. Much paternalist scrutiny has recently centered on personal economics, including calls to regulate subprime mortgages.” McGovern's point about pay-day lending seems related to the point others have made about outsourcing: the terms (be that interest or wages) may seem completely abusive by our standards, but may seem a godsend (or at least far better than the alternatives) to those who choose them.