Interesting post. > In light of the fact that piracy is the very definition of theft, it is fascinating to learn that pirate ship crews had a remarkably egalit

Interesting post. > In light of the fact that piracy is the very definition of theft, it is fascinating to learn that pirate ship crews had a remarkably egalitarian profit sharing model. This is totally unsurprising to me. This is the same model as taxation in a democracy. Taxation is theft. The taxes (stolen goods) are distributed to those who are a part of the organization that does the taxing (stealing) according to input from members of that organization.