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Serfdom. Be thankful for what the system has provided you by giving us the fruits of your labor.

• Dangeranger 9y ago
  Selfishness. To exploit the fruits of a system without providing a means to maintain said system.
• matt4077 9y ago
  It's not (just) "the fruits of your labor". You are a member of a society, which has invested in your schooling, the infrastructure you use, the police and the military to keep you safe, etc... If you want to opt out, there are a few deserts left with weak enforcement of the rule of law. Good luck.
• CabSauce 9y ago
  This is such a tired argument. Do you really want a pay-as-you-go system for the internet or roads or any other public good? I sure don't.
  • sempron64 9y ago
    Highways have tolls and mobile phone plans have data caps. Unless that was your point, then whoosh I guess. There are lots of public goods that are much more heavily subsidized; gas, electric, water, law enforcement, fire, military...
  • tlrobinson 9y ago
    The internet is almost entirely run by the private sector...
• dsacco 9y ago
  That's rather lazy. I don't think you know what the word "serfdom" means if you're using it to describe a modern country such as the United States. If you want to take your labor off the farm, so to speak, then go ahead. But you're going to have a very difficult time enjoying as much fruit from your labor your only currency is your own time, with no common economic structure.