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[quote="TrespassersW"][quote="Gothmog4"]Help me think this through: how does one balance compassion and empathy with free market economic policies?[/quote]
By recognizing that government helps the greatest number of people by maximizing liberty, not by constraining it.

[quote="Gothmog4"]How does one ignore the reality of structural social inequities and advocate for a "Your On Your Own" economic system?[/quote]
I can't speak for others, but I don't advocate ignoring the plight of those who are less fortunate; rather, I advocate for working to truly understand why individuals find themselves in need, and for making sure that efforts made in the name of helping them actually help more than they hurt. Believing that the federal government should have no role in helping those in need does not mean I believe they should not be helped. It means I know that the Constitution does not empower the federal government to do charitable work and that I believe the historical record of their efforts is evidence that they are not achieving their goals.

[quote="Gothmog4"]I am new to these forums.[/quote]
Welcome!

[quote="Gothmog4"]If you are going to respond with vitriol, don't bother.[/quote]
Good luck with that. (Those who delight in spewing venom won't pass you by simply because you asked nicely.)   :wink:

[quote="Gothmog4"]If I wanted to get shrieked at, I'd be on the Daily Kos.[/quote]
The best you can hope for here is that every other response won't contain shrieking.   :shock:[/quote]

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