For physically risky sports the government should issue permits only to people who have had at least minimal training in the sport. The government is obliged to take measures to deter people from risking their lives. People who engage in physically risky behavior that is not essential to anyone's welfare should be held responsible for the cost of treating any resulting injuries. Citizens who use publicly subsidized rescue services should be required to pay more toward the cost of these services than citizens who do not.
In 1992, there were over 250 rescues of mountain climbers, costing the government almost 3 million dollars. More than 25 people died in climbing mishaps that year. Many new climbers enter the sport each year. Members of a task force have proposed a bonding arrangement requiring all climbers to post a large sum of money to be forfeited to the government in case of calamity.
Each of the following principles, if valid, supports the task force members' proposal EXCEPT: