Reply To: No Taxation with Representation

Again, as opposed to a monarchy, where the 0.00001% can and did tax the the 99.99999% for, among other things, his own personal living expenses. How is that not a much worse example of the thing you are complaining about?

Of course it is the same. I am not advocating that a monarchy is a better idea. (Although, throughout history I am betting tax rates were much lower in monarchies.)

The distinction I am drawing is that social programs are just under a monarchy, since that money is not being taken by the recipients.

But of course you are correct that the operating budget is more just in a democracy. So, we might ask ourselves which part of the government takes more money- the operating budget or the welfare programs?