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Originally Posted by Jasper84 I guess my question is, who is 'WE', and should people be forced to belong to this 'WE'? I will try explain the three points better; second point thinks no-one should be forced into anything, except not forcing others; so things done in groups, must be voluntary. The third one does think people should be forced to do some things, like pay tax, to do things like you mentioned; health care, defense, education. The first one is about forcing people for things that do not affect others. |
OK. 'WE' refers to whoever bands together to do whatever. That is, if you can't find anyone who agrees with your particular views, then you're SOL. I don't think anyone should be 'forced' to be a part of the society. But I do think you should be either in or out. That's all rather theoretical though. The way things work now, things should work based on majority rule. Although I would like to see more options available. I would like to see more power handed back to the states so that each state could make some decisions about healthcare, education, etc. As it is, in America, the states have so little power that we have one big messy federal system. I guess I would prefer a distribution of power that's more like the EU. Where some things are centralized, but there are distinct cultures, and each country is free to make their own decisions about things. Our civil war put paid to that. I would like to see a system where education and healthcare are provided for everyone, and taxes would be mandatory. But whatever system the population decides on, everyone should go along whether they like it or not. Either that or leave. I guess I don't see the government as an entity all its own. The government is the people, so it isn't "coercion by the government", it's like a social club. Join or don't, but if you do you have to follow the rules. The difference is, just by living here you are automatically a part of the society.