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Rights come with Obligations, so as long as they pay their taxes too, I'm OK with this
by dfgonzalez 14y ago
Rights come with Obligations, so as long as they pay their taxes too, I'm OK with this
- mattstreet 14y agoPeople that don't have jobs don't have to pay taxes. (Except sales tax)
- netcan 14y agobut they do get the dole.
- swalberg 14y agoThe UN has said that broadband Internet is a basic human right. This is starting to get difficult.
- stephengillie 14y agoInternet access is a basic human right because it vastly improves the quality of human life. Would internet access be a basic dolphin right? They didn't build it...
- GotAnyMegadeth 14y agoNeither did I...
- hk_kh 14y agoThe UN said that cutting down someone's Internet was a human right violation, not that broadband Internet is a basic human right (maybe it's implicit, but it's not the main purpose of the definition). Now, on court, you could appeal to human rights (and, worst case scenario, to AI) if, for instance, you are being prosecuted for rousing up an insurgent concentration on Facebook. Equally, the UN could interpose when a country decides to cut off the Internet to avoid communication during chaos or protests.
- littlegiantcap 14y agoI thought this was one of those negative rights, i.e. it doesn't have to be given to you, it just can't be taken from you.
- icebraining 14y agoNot given, but “Each state should thus develop a concrete and effective policy to make the Internet widely available, accessible, and affordable to all segments of population.” This can imply more than negative rights, in certain cases, but certainly not "free internet for everyone".
- littlegiantcap 14y agoInteresting. It's always important when talking about "rights" to distinguish between negative and positive rights. Thanks for giving me a more fleshed out version there.
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- olalonde 14y agoDon't most countries have fishing quotas within territorial waters as well? Not sure dolphins and whales will be happy with this.
- Evbn 14y agoShow me one dolphin who has exceeded quota.
- nathan_long 14y agoI'd say that rights don't come with obligations inherently. I believe a month-old baby has a right to live, and all it ever does is poop and cry.
- arrrg 14y agoNo they don't. Obviously not. Human rights are inalienable (though sometimes rights clash and then you need a mechanism to decide which one wins).
- rmc 14y agoThat's not how things work. Some people never pay taxes, but have rights.
- lumberjack 14y agoNot necessarily. Human infants have rights even if they are orphans with unknown family lineage. I don't think anyone wants to grant Dolphins the right to vote either. Just some basic protections, such as the right not to be killed without proper justification.