Sorry to delurk off-topic, but...

"J. Michael Looney" wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Lizard wrote:
>
> > No, it isn't, as I noted elsewhere. There is no such beast as a
> > 'societal debt', nor can there be any obligation to 'society'. SOCIETY
> > DOES NOT EXIST, apart from the individuals who compose.
>
> Thank you RAH.  It's a nice thought to think that.   Try and live that
> way.   Example:  Don't pay your income taxes, for example.   Something
> _might_ happen to  you.

The fact that big guys with guns will come and kill you if you don't pay
into the protection racket does not validate their claims of societal debt.
If you want _me_ to honor a debt, get me to agree to it.

Christopher Weeks

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