> Strictly my opinion? In the sense that it's not fact. It's a personal preference which you and many others hold. > Hardly. Some neo-liberals aside (and them

> Strictly my opinion? In the sense that it's not fact. It's a personal preference which you and many others hold. > Hardly. Some neo-liberals aside (and them constrained in the US) it's the opinion of most of the world. And here lies the crux of your argument. That by being a majority you're justified to act in a way you normally wouldn't. Taking x % of someone's income is normally unjust, but if you outnumber the guy -- all is fair. Because a mob approves of theft, you redefine it as taxation. I can go with that, but don't paint me as the bizarro one.