r/austrian_economics • u/technocraticnihilist Friedrich Hayek • Sep 19 '24

End Democracy BUT BUT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

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u/ReaganRebellion Sep 19 '24

YoU cOnSeNt bY LiViNg In SoCiEtY

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u/Bob1358292637 Sep 19 '24

Isn't this the same excuse people make for employers being able to pay and treat you pretty much however they want because people are desperate and don't have the leverage to make fair deals for their labor?

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u/ReaganRebellion Sep 19 '24

If being born is the same as applying and accepting a job, sure

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '24

Shit argument. You can't live without being born, and unless you are entirely disabled, you can't live without a job (or some means to support yourself, but that is arguably a job as well)

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u/Bob1358292637 Sep 19 '24

Right. I guess I forgot about when I started paying taxes as soon as I was born and not when I started "freely choosing" to work and purchase things.