I get a lot of power to the people vibes while I’m not sure that a lot of people are ready for this.
How I’m experiencing things today (Simplified) :
- I pay more than 50% taxes —> I have no choice
Basically I’m forced to share some wealth to keep society running
Imagine now a decentralized society :
- my connection with an employer will be direct and I will pay no taxes —> I have a choice
Basically stronger people will become stronger and people suffering will suffer more.
taking away the idiotic views, and just concentrating on the concept.
lets run that scenario through.. again .. but using potholes as the public service instead of his biases of poor people.. just to be more fair to the concept he is probably trying to make
imagining the current system where a neighbourhood pays state taxes via employment income tax and hoping one day the state finally inspects the neighbourhood and see's the roads with potholes and finally does something to repair them via tax..
sbrys, instead is probably envisioning a 'choice' where he and his neighbourhood can collectively or individually seek out a road repair service from YELP, and get a few quotes and decide on the best deal and then he himself funds the pothole infront of his yard/driveway. or collectively with his neighbourhood they all chip in a share of funds into a multisig to pay for numerous pot holes that even he bumps in and out of on his route out of his neighbourhood..
however he needs to think. not all residents will voluntarily want to pay the upkeep of their road. or even care about the pot hole infront of their driveway because they learned to drive around it..
so if there is an annoying pothole 5 houses down the road that he bumps into. if he wants it sorted he would pay for it and more then the share of the neighbourhood because others might not have that same equal annoyance of said pothole..
thus it becomes a tale of spite and arrogance in the neighbourhood where sbrys thinks he is not responsible for the pot hole 5 houses down where it should be the home owner 5 houses down that repairs that hole. (which that home owner doesnt care about as they drives around the hole). and now the neighbours are fighting, each making excuses not to pay for the repair.
what then happens is a neighbourhood committee is formed to set rules for the neighbourhood where everyone has to pay in a neighbourhood service charge
see where this is going.. swap committee for government. and then add in the concepts of how neighbourhoods then club together to get 'group discount/bulk purchase discount. and let that concept expand..
and within years. guess where you end up