Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑May 12th, 2025, 9:03 amAll societies have their own version of it, putting more or less money into government or the people. The balance between government and individuals is always shifting. Thing is, when governments decide to get more money from the rich, they don't touch the ultra-rich oligarchs and friends who support them and keep them in power. No, they attack the upper middle class, who are just trying to pass on nest eggs to their children.Sy Borg wrote: ↑May 12th, 2025, 12:57 am I referred to libertarianism's aim, you referred to the process.My preference has always been balance, in this situation. A true balance between the community and the individual. This allows both to 'perform' at their best, for the good and benefit of all. Is that so wrong?
You should have lived in Scandinavia before they went berserk with immigration. Before Sweden decided to turn Nordic nations into the rape epicentre of Europe, they were high trust communities where selfishness was frowned upon. The community came first, and the individual second. You'd have loved it.
In the end, there will no longer be a progression of incomes, from poor to rich. There will increasingly just be VIPs, the poor, and the destitute. The middle class will disappear as people increasingly "own nothing and be happy", ie. completely controlled and ignorant of what's going on.