Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site oliven.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amdcad!decwrl!sun!qubix!ios!oliveb!oliven!danw From: danw@oliven.UUCP (danw) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Socio-economic cancer Message-ID: <739@oliven.UUCP> Date: Tue, 4-Dec-84 20:31:35 EST Article-I.D.: oliven.739 Posted: Tue Dec 4 20:31:35 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Dec-84 07:46:20 EST Organization: National Cobalt Testing Range Lines: 36 [] > A good analogy would be: the government is to society as the skeleton > is to the body. It provides security and order, and makes it easier for > social interactions to occur. ... At the very least, the government > provides security from foreign aggression, which could never be > provided in an anarchistic society. It we are to use biological analogy, I propose the following: The relationship of society to government is the same as the relationship of a healthy body to a CANCER. A cancer differs from a benign tumor in that it not only grows without limit, but most important of all, it has the ability to plug itself into the host's blood supply and feed its limitless growth . People cry out their perpetual tale of woe "Oh, its awful. The government is buying atomic bombs , giving to the undeserving and allowing the rich to prosper , etc. etc. " I'll tell you what is the most terrible thing the government can do with your tax money: HIRE A NEW TAX COLECTOR. Any government that is allowed to use force to collect taxes (and don't they all) AND is allowed to hire more tax collecters with that money, HAS created a socio-economic cancer. Historically the process ends with food riots, massive loss of life, and a new government. The process repeats itself endlessly. All this would be impossible, were it not for the fact, that the cycle normally takes longer than 1 human lifetime , to complete. This gives politicians time to convince the necessary plurality that the present moment is unique in time , and history need not be consulted. danw