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nobody ever does anything in the public interest unless it is beneficial to themselves, or they are threatened with jail.
by dnautics 6y ago
nobody ever does anything in the public interest unless it is beneficial to themselves, or they are threatened with jail.
- the_local_host 6y agoExactly, which is why neutering tax authorities would lead to plutocracy, where the rich stay rich and the poor have no recourse. A fair society can't rely on the goodwill of the wealthy.
- dnautics 6y agoit order to be fair it must rely on the goodwill of psychopaths who seek to win popularity contests.
- randomopining 6y agoExactly. Thus crypto is the ultimate zero-sum game. Get as much as possible and hold it. Deflationary currency. No one is incentivized to grease the gears of a democratic society. Nobody wants to pay taxes. But they are necessary to establish an environment of innovation, etc (to a point). There's a reason the dark ages were called the dark ages.