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Originally Posted by Wagner
Personal responsibility is key. NO government program will correct that.
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Regulation can correct that.
An example is laws banning drugs. If everyone was a heroine addict, would throw your hands up and say "they are all irresponsible and no government program will correct that"??
Well, there are fewer heroine addicts today than there were 20 years ago. And that is indeed a result of government programs to better educate people about drugs. It is also a result of government programs to reduce the flow of drugs into the country.
Whatever people are irresponsible about, the government can indeed influence that. The government cannot fix every single irresponsbile person. But when irresponsibility in a certain area becomes detrimental to society, it is the government's responsibility to step in and do what is necessary to protect the public from harm.