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Why US become statist?
Because it's successful. If you own a shop and so many wants to come to your shop, you raise price.
US is like china. For thousands of years, the Chinese are the richest most civilized people in the region.
Then what? Then we got big government, high tax. Ming emperors live in palace prohibiting foreign trade. What can typical chinese do? Where can they escape? Another state? With barbarians?
The same with US. It used to be libertarian. Then it's prosperous. Then? Then it raises taxes. Where would american go? To some communist countries?
Then other countries see US is rich. They copy your ideology. China embrace capitalism. Other countries embrace secularism and capitalism.
Now, the oppressed have many ways to live. Donald Trump lower corporate tax rate low. Why? Otherwise those corporations will go to China.
Now. Ask yourself. Why don't you just leave like those corporations? Because you enjoy higher salary in US than in some "shit hole" right?
Imagine if I own a place. People earn more money opening shops in my place than in other place. Say my place is cleaner, safer, bla bla.... Should I raise rent?
That rent is called tax. US is still a free powerful country. You don't go to jail for expressing your opinion. You are free to be atheists. I wouldn't want to live there because the tax is high. But for most workers? They would love to go to US.
I used to want to live in US. 20 years ago. Now I realized, if I want to be free, I shouldn't blame government. I should produce something the WORLD want. Not what a local economy want. Local economy is heavily regulated by local government. I should produce something the world want and then I can shop for countries.
Those producing what the world want is the one truly productive. Someone working in McDonald doesn't worth $10 an hour. There are Mexicans that are willing to do so for $2 an hour. His job worth $10 an hour. Now that they have a government protecting them from competing with Mexican, is it fair if he pays 15% income tax out of his job?
Complicated. But both have a case right?
What we need is a poor country that need your money. It's easier to persuade people on those countries to be libertarian.
Because it's successful. If you own a shop and so many wants to come to your shop, you raise price.
US is like china. For thousands of years, the Chinese are the richest most civilized people in the region.
Then what? Then we got big government, high tax. Ming emperors live in palace prohibiting foreign trade. What can typical chinese do? Where can they escape? Another state? With barbarians?
The same with US. It used to be libertarian. Then it's prosperous. Then? Then it raises taxes. Where would american go? To some communist countries?
Then other countries see US is rich. They copy your ideology. China embrace capitalism. Other countries embrace secularism and capitalism.
Now, the oppressed have many ways to live. Donald Trump lower corporate tax rate low. Why? Otherwise those corporations will go to China.
Now. Ask yourself. Why don't you just leave like those corporations? Because you enjoy higher salary in US than in some "shit hole" right?
Imagine if I own a place. People earn more money opening shops in my place than in other place. Say my place is cleaner, safer, bla bla.... Should I raise rent?
That rent is called tax. US is still a free powerful country. You don't go to jail for expressing your opinion. You are free to be atheists. I wouldn't want to live there because the tax is high. But for most workers? They would love to go to US.
I used to want to live in US. 20 years ago. Now I realized, if I want to be free, I shouldn't blame government. I should produce something the WORLD want. Not what a local economy want. Local economy is heavily regulated by local government. I should produce something the world want and then I can shop for countries.
Those producing what the world want is the one truly productive. Someone working in McDonald doesn't worth $10 an hour. There are Mexicans that are willing to do so for $2 an hour. His job worth $10 an hour. Now that they have a government protecting them from competing with Mexican, is it fair if he pays 15% income tax out of his job?
Complicated. But both have a case right?
What we need is a poor country that need your money. It's easier to persuade people on those countries to be libertarian.