It's impossible to allow people complete autonomy.
Ah, but is it, though?
Forcing people to do things feels very short-termist. It would clearly be better if people were doing things willingly. If they won't do it willingly, enforcement will get you part-way there in the short term, but does it get you any closer to the ultimate goal of people who want to contribute?
I guess there are examples of cases where it does. Support for the death penalty gradually falls in countries which abolish it, for example. But I'm not seeing people gradually happier about giving money to the state as a result of taxation.
Asking the really big question: if someone sits on a big pile of money while other people are poor, whom are they really hurting?
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Date: 2015-12-05 07:17 pm (UTC)Ah, but is it, though?
Forcing people to do things feels very short-termist. It would clearly be better if people were doing things willingly. If they won't do it willingly, enforcement will get you part-way there in the short term, but does it get you any closer to the ultimate goal of people who want to contribute?
I guess there are examples of cases where it does. Support for the death penalty gradually falls in countries which abolish it, for example. But I'm not seeing people gradually happier about giving money to the state as a result of taxation.
Asking the really big question: if someone sits on a big pile of money while other people are poor, whom are they really hurting?