03-14-2017, 03:57 AM
(03-14-2017, 03:46 AM)Kinser79 Wrote: The rituals of citizenship are more or less regarded as irrational now.
Exactly, because they offer no or limited upside and a huge downside. We have an out of control government that treats citizens as tax livestock. This is a perfect recipe for people to walk away and I would suggest that the rise of the informal economy in recent years is a symptom of the process I describe.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. -- H.L. Mencken
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises