My view on Mill's view.

Hooah, time for another dose of philosophical ruffage, vis-à-vis the outlook one John Stuart Mill had on society and how far 'individuality' should go.

Let us proceed with this analytical confoundedness...

We summarized, for the most part, that Mill thought individuals should have entire freedom, especially when applicable to property, but under some basic laws (or "provisions") to make sure everyone has the resources they need, and people are not harming others in the process of just living. We also used some examples to analyse what Mill would think on specific issues, how the United States handles those issues today, and if we felt there should be any changes in Mill's/the US' approach.

Well, all of you heard my opinion on gambling. XD

But I feel individuality should go by the definition, and now that we've got a look at Mill's outlook on this subject, I've decided now that the government should only step in if the resources required to sustain the society physically is put at-risk, or if someone is being harmed by another. Self-destruction is a personal choice, just like hoarding food stuffs or torturing someone would be. But it is to do solely with the self, so the line should be drawn exactly between the negative involvements between one's own self and the others around him. Just as well (related to the prostitution example), there should be provisions made to ensure that everyone is at least able to sustain themselves by having jobs, or some sort of temporary-based income when labor is not available -- which shouldn't ever happen, provided we're still on this green Earth.

I'm not sure if it was necessary to go through all of this, since we already discussed this topic. But it's the only thing that comes to mind to use for a blog. I'm stagnant for now since I have this bloody annotated bibliography to work on, and few resources available for my subject on EBSCO. You can at least use this something to comment on. So, a question for the commenter:

What is your viewpoint on MY viewpoint? XD