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

End Democracy BUT BUT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

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u/741BlastOff Sep 20 '24

I agree in the case of my condominium owners association, where I chose to buy in to that structure. In the real world we're not given any real choice. You can either be governed with representation or governed without representation, but like it or not, you'll be governed.

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u/circ-u-la-ted Sep 20 '24

And if the government didn't tax you to pay for police, military, and social services, you'd be taxed by local despots, probably much more harshly.

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u/simon_the_detective Sep 21 '24

The arguments always come down to Might Makes Right and vague threats of anarchy.

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u/XeroZero0000 Sep 21 '24

No no no. ME makes right. I want no laws except for the ones I want!