Re:Why Is 'Affordable' Housing So Expensive to Build?
by tristor on Thursday January 18, 2018 @01:53PM
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> How do you intend to accomplish that?
Accomplishing this is simple, but not necessarily easy. You make a choice.
As I mentioned, literally barring someone physically overpowering me and forcibly injecting me with addictive drugs, I will never be a drug addict because I simply refuse to take addictive drugs. Yes, that includes painkillers that may be prescribed. I took none of the hydrocodone tablets I was prescribed after my wisdom teeth extraction. I'm currently using non-pharmaceutical approaches to managing chronic back pain from an injury rather than relying on opiate painkillers which doctors are happy to prescribe.
I am not blaming people for their choices, but I am recognizing that externalities that feed into our choices don't excuse the outcomes.
How do you intend to accomplish that? Remember we live in a world where people have accidents with cars, guns, and preparation of prescription medicines. You do not control everyone else, yet everyone else has the potential to alter your lifestyle in a few moments of recklessness or distraction.
Force majeur exists in contract law for a reason.