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The social contract of society? Sounds religious to me and also a rationalization for State power. I only believe in real contracts that I actually sign and agr
by ahallock 10y ago
The social contract of society? Sounds religious to me and also a rationalization for State power. I only believe in real contracts that I actually sign and agree to. Moving benefits to the State just gives them a monopoly on those benefits and that doesn't seem like a good solution, either.
- ldp01 10y ago> I only believe in real contracts that I actually sign and agree to. I think this position is a bit idealistic, since some level of State power is unavoidable and taxes will be levied whether or not we agree with them. (Unless you escape to a desert island) So if the tax money is real and the consequences of not paying are real, then I expect something from the government in return! (I do agree that State power needs to be kept in check.)
- dredmorbius 10y ago"Social contracts", or regulations, solve coordination and transactional frictions problems: http://www.raikoth.net/libertarian.html#coordination_problems http://www.raikoth.net/libertarian.html#coordination_problem... http://world.std.com/~mhuben/faq.html#contract http://world.std.com/~mhuben/faq.html#contract
- mr_overalls 10y agoThe phrase "social contract" dates back to a 1762 treatise of the same name by philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The stated aim of the treatise to determine whether a political authority is legitimate, i.e. the monarchies of the time period. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Contract https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Contract