posted ago by Piroko ago by Piroko +7 / -0

New constitutions, new opportunity to set things straight.

  • No taxation of income or spending; taxes limited to property and tariffs of trade
  • No state secrets; the government and its institutions have no expectation of privacy except for the identities of agents and operational information (passwords, ongoing military operations, etc)
  • No debt spending and no national bank; issued currency must be pegged to a trading commodity
  • Term limits
  • Parliamentary system, because it's proven to be better at resisting the formation of big tent parties

What other things do we need to fix this time around?

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Piroko [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

Hospitals.

Dams.

Water systems.

None of this is free.

What a person picks to opt into is a function of where they choose to live. That's why property taxation is more fair system than income. If you don't want a service, don't live near one.

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Piroko [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

Well if you don't live near them then you don't have anything to worry about.

And you and your surrounding neighbors have the liberty to not create such services.