re: #499 LudwigVanQuixote

And yet, here is a party whose ostensible rallying point is not paying them…

The point is not about giving cash, the point is about being the sort who is willing to give of themselves for the greater good. That is why I like the idea.

I am not saying it is going to happen or could be made practicable in the near future.

None of that changes the very real point that cultures not ready for democracy fail as democracies across the board and that the American electorate is slipping in large parts into madness.

How many historical examples do you need?

I know you don’t like to think that democracy really is not a magic bullet, but it truly is not. The citizens of a democracy must be worthy of democracy.

I was thinking in terms of “other than” income taxes…… sales, property, gas, etc…. we all pay those.

So where does you’re scenario leave someone like me? I didn’t go to college. I’m worried about finding a job if this one goes south…… and it’s looking like it might. The last thing on my mind is community service right now.