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To: Alberta's Child

“Hyperinflation and insolvency is the natural progression for any nation with a democratically elected government.”

Yes and No. Yes, because people will always vote themselves more money. No, but there was a safegaurd to prevent this in the United States. Specifically, taxation was usually related to property when the Constitution was enacted. In order to be eligible to vote, you had to own property. While people will vote themselves more money, landowners generally won’t vote themselves more taxes. The cry was “No taxation without Representation” but we should have also followed “No Representation without Taxation”.

The real problem with democracy is it always votes for more socialism. Socialism ends up overspending, being government run is inefficient and subject to graft. The conversion from Democracy to Socialism, IE Socialist Democrat, Democrat Socialist, ect. is where things get ugly and dangerous.


12 posted on 04/19/2023 10:13:07 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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To: Pete Dovgan
A few years ago the Pocatello city council was preparing to increase taxes. A bunch of basement dwelling "voters" were agitating to vote for it. They had no skin in the game. I jumped in the middle of their silly agitating and pointed out that increased property taxes are going to go directly to increased rent. As a property owner, I would adjust immediately to cover the higher tax on the rental property. It seems the message got through. The agitation for the tax increase became opposition to the tax increase. It's amazing how having skin in the game changes attitudes.
13 posted on 04/19/2023 10:34:45 AM PDT by Myrddin
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