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And remember that the liberty Franklin talks about is the liberty of the government established by the people to tax private entity, and the "little security" i
by p_l 2y ago
And remember that the liberty Franklin talks about is the liberty of the government established by the people to tax private entity, and the "little security" is lump sum payments (as replacement for tax) from the entity that was to be taxed to be put for purpose of securing the governed area
- psd1 2y agoThat's context that I had no idea about, that changes the meaning. I apologise to Franklin for misrepresenting him. I still argue that a traditional libertarian attitude - by which I mean viewing the balance between govt and citizenry as a zero-sum game - as leaving the flank wide open. It's a three-body problem, and government and corporations are closer natural allies than the citizenry is with either.