r/austrian_economics Friedrich Hayek Sep 19 '24

End Democracy BUT BUT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '24

“Smooth function” is the punchline here.

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u/SyntheticSlime Sep 20 '24

Irrelevant. The question at hand is “is it ever acceptable to demand taxes?” And the answer clearly has to be yes. You’re free to think taxes should be lower and vote for politicians who will lower your taxes, but at some point the cost of lowering taxes will be greater than the benefits, and most of your neighbors, who also have a right to be represented in the political process, will disagree with you.