Originally Posted by
jerryleber
If you know of a more successful one please share it with us.
While it is likely the best currently or the best in history, that still doesn't excuse it's shortcomings, many of which have gotten worse since its inception. Granted there is no perfect system of course, but we can do a lot better.
Originally Posted by
OOfff
now, sonic is completely ignoring that he doesn’t actually want to give up the benefits of society, only his obligation to it. The point remains, however, that there is nowhere on earth you can go to opt out.
Don't confuse "society" with "government"
Originally Posted by
jerryleber
I am still waiting for an example of a robust economy without either.
The US economy isn't doing great, and really hasn't been since at least the 50's, and really since the 3rd central bank was formed.
Originally Posted by
jerryleber
Good luck finding a better system than the US or some of the better western democratic countries and I am still waiting on that example of libertarian nirvana that so many seem to love using as their imaginary standard.
Why settle for a bad system that doesn't work very well when we could have a better system? I'm not complacent.