[A] mysterious, black-clad gentleman arrives at the apartment and presents Mrs. Lewis with an offer that proves both tempting and frightening. He informs her that she and her husband have two options with regard to the box:
1. Don’t push the button. The man will come back to reclaim the box. No gain, no loss. The end.
2. Push the button, after which two things will happen: "Someone whom you do not know will die. And afterward you will receive $200,000, tax-free."
The stranger then leaves to let the bewildered Mrs. Lewis think over her options.
Government is impersonal but interventions in freedom affect real people.
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