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Originally posted by fastpat
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Yeah, I was childish once upon a time, and accepted your point of view. Then I grew up and saw clearly what was happening, and then became a libertarian anarchist.
I progressed from socialism (as a teen) to libertarianism. You, obviously by your own admission, are still stuck in the socialist aspic. It is socialism that is the anachronistic philosophy, still with the notion that if we (any group) simply allow the intellectual socialists (you and people like you) to be in charge, we'll all live happy productive lives.
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You say taxes are taken at gunpoint. I say we've decided, as a nation, to build certain stuff as a community. Roads, schools, etc. Hard for the rest of us to imagine the utopia you envision where there is sufficient competition in the various companies I can purchase Road Rights from so I can drive where I need to go..... With a hundred different road systems to rent, I wonder what real estate will be left for houses, business, trees, etc. And waste water transport and treatment systems. They're very expensive. I wonder how a hundred WWT companies will make profits from you and I. BTW, public WWTP's enjoy economies of scale that are impossible where multiple companies are required for proper competition....and public entities will not, cannot and need not pay out dividends.
At any rate, you say taxes are taken at gunpoint and that you are an anarchist. If you are uncomfortable with the government created by the laws of the United States of America and you are inclined to actively oppose those laws then I'm, done inviting you to leave, and I'm insisting you leave. My country has a government and anybody whose goal is to frustrate or eliminate it......is a terrorist.
Go make your Utopia somewhere else. And good luck with the infrastructure thing. We've got a system here, thanks. If you actively oppose the will of the people here, you are a traitor. And frankly, you sound like one. I think it's time you and others of your ilk go somewhere and show us how perfectly your system of non-government works. Don't forget to write.