Liberals, what should NOT be mandated and regulated for our own good?
You say that government should put a gun in our face and force us into Social Security for our own good.
You say that government should put a gun in our face and force us into Health insurance for our own good.
You say that government should put a gun in our face and force us into Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare, etc. for our own good.
You say that government should put a gun in our face and force us into Minimum wage, unions, OSHA, etc. for our own good.
What about giving blood? That literally saves lives, should government force us at gun point to give blood?
What about brushing our teeth and washing our hands? That will give us better quality of life and reduce health care costs, should government force us at gun point to do those things?
What about helping a little old lady cross the street? That's the good, decent, patriotic thing do do, right? Should government put a gun in our face and force us to help granny cross the street?
The point is that there are lots of things we should do for own own benefit and the benefit of others (plan for our retirement, give to charity, donate blood, help granny cross the street, etc.), so where exactly is the line where government should put a gun in our face and force us to act? Seriously, if you think retirement planning is so incredibly important that it warrants our government forcing us at gun point to do it, then why not something like giving blood? On what basis do you decide which rights are ok to give up (right to control our retirement, health care, wages, etc), and which rights are ok to keep (right to not donate blood, right to dirty teeth, etc.). Is there some kind of guiding principle or do you just make it up as you go along?