tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post1372066915717179953..comments2024-03-21T12:52:08.166+11:00Comments on Freedom and Flourishing: Do gaps between wanting and liking explain government paternalism?Winton Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-59761525950694733322008-09-15T09:12:00.000+10:002008-09-15T09:12:00.000+10:00Thanks Coralie. I think that is a good point.A lot...Thanks Coralie. I think that is a good point.<BR/><BR/>A lot of people seem keen to enlist the help of the government to protect relatives and friends whom they consider might be vulnerable to impulsive behavior.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089082204850170942.post-27319644690406061882008-09-15T07:52:00.000+10:002008-09-15T07:52:00.000+10:00Great article :) I believe that the reason so many...Great article :) I believe that the reason so many adults want to live under a paternalistic government is a lack of trust. A man trusts himself to make the right decision, but he does not trust his neighbor to make the right decision as well, so he chooses to enforce his will upon his neighbor through the use of government force. He doesn't take the time to consider that his neighbor may, in fact, go on to make the right choice, nor that since different people have different wants and needs, the "right" choice varies from person to person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com