humanities.philosophy.objectivism

Ken Gardner wrote:

>>But are you seriously suggesting that spending
>>programs like Medicare and Social Security are *unconstitutional*? As
>>opposed to being really really bad ideas?

>Hold that thought for when I have more time to participate around here
>than a few minutes in the wee hours of the morning (as I'm doing now).
>But let me begin with this thought: there was once a time when we had
>a Supreme Court where massive wealth redistribution schemes like this
>went to die a well-deserved death.

To expand slightly on my own comment, why aren't these coercive wealth
redistribution schemes a form of involuntary servitude? I can easily
see a Lochner-era court saying, "hell yes it is!" And they would be
right.