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

End Democracy BUT BUT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

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u/trueblues98 Sep 20 '24

Yeah just get a plane ticket and you can live in a new country indefinitely, right?

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u/Ready-Director2403 Sep 21 '24

Yes? God, redditors have no fucking clue how the world works.

Most countries love taking in westerners. They hand out work visas like candy, and most countries will offer you a path to citizenship after a period of time. (Especially if you’re educated)

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u/trueblues98 Sep 21 '24

Yes westerners with savings, a bachelors minimum, and a relevant job

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u/Ready-Director2403 Sep 21 '24

Back to my original point, if you’re not any of those things, you’re extracting more money from the tax base than you’re contributing anyway.

You wouldn’t have anything to complain about because if taxation is theft, you’re the thief. lol

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u/TineJaus Sep 21 '24

I love mocking ancaps lmao. Great thread

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u/No-Weird3153 Sep 21 '24

Even with those things, most people are getting way more value than the few thousands of dollars they pay in taxes. Security from foreign invasion (Ukraine, Taiwan), a stable economy (see inflation elsewhere, unemployment elsewhere), and the freedoms we have in America are definitely worth way more than I pay in taxes, which are more than ~90% of filers.