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Thomas L. Hutcheson's avatar

"But, in practice, its scope is limited to satisfying the demands of the rich, by ensuring the efficient use of those things that just so happen to command a market price."

This is great as a criticism of the status quo. Not so much as a guidepost for reform that shifts more purchasing power away from the rich: EITC, CTC, rebated tax on net CO2 emissions, partial tax credits instead of deductions, higher marginal personals income tax rates.

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Mark Field's avatar

Those are not market actions, they are government. And part of the problem is that government intervention has to be constantly adapting as the market tries to shift back to satisfying the demands of the rich.

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Thomas L. Hutcheson's avatar

Absolutely! Policy has to continually adapt.

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Mark Field's avatar

Self defense falls under the rubric of due process -- it would be a denial of due process if you were denied the right to show self defense. The 2A, as the opening clause expressly states, relates to the militia. And as you correctly say, that was highly regulated.

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