I've been reading some of the various "manifesto's" and "rants" lately advocating societies free of government, taxes, etc. Whilst I agree in principal with some of the subjects/proposals raised, there are still a few things that have not been (i feel) adequately answered. First off. In such a society, who cares for the old, the sick, and the infirm? How is such care going to be payed for? How will basic services be maintained without the necessary taxes required to pay for them? Now before you start yelling at me and calling me a government sympathiser, let me say that i am disgusted at the amount of money spent by governments around the world on military equipment and personnel. If such a taxless society were to eventuate there would be *hopefully* that much more money floating around to help those who need it most. But the question remains. In such a taxless society, and little or no government, how are those less fortunate than us going to be cared for? Warpy --------------------------------------------------------------------- | http://suburbia.com.au/~warpy | | Key Fingerprint: 85 17 4A E3 0C C5 BB 24 36 22 BB A6 E8 41 D5 95 | | Email: warpy@sekurity.org | ---------------------------------------------------------------------