tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6197372465992849015.post5015935187593078785..comments2023-10-23T13:33:07.051-04:00Comments on Can You Explain This?: Can you pick yourself up by the bootstraps and perform a lobotomy on yourself?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03162403849376995629noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6197372465992849015.post-76050758307611241902009-07-16T17:43:10.899-04:002009-07-16T17:43:10.899-04:00I'm glad you're treating the Szasz article...I'm glad you're treating the Szasz article with the kind of disgust it deserves.<br /><br />The arguments he makes remind me a lot of the Reagan argument that people are homeless because they choose to be homeless.<br /><br />I also wrote a Progressive response to it <a href="http://www.whyweworry.com/blog/2009/07/16/choose-life/" rel="nofollow">here</a>, if you're interested.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371607004710326604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6197372465992849015.post-89535310374936894302009-07-15T09:59:19.584-04:002009-07-15T09:59:19.584-04:00I quote Mr. Szasz: “rich and educated people not ...I quote Mr. Szasz: “rich and educated people not only receive better goods and services in all areas of life than do poor and uneducated people, they also tend to take better care of themselves and their possessions, which in turn leads to better health.” Well, that's a great argument! Actually, tautological reasoning doesn't count when your trying to be persuasive. Rich = superior services = responsibility = good health!LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724302156636848995noreply@blogger.com