This is true if you're refering to a pure Democracy. However, nations like the U.S don't have a pure Democracy. They have a Republic. There is a VERY big distinction. A pure democracy is simply majority rules. This is clearly dangerous as there's no real right and wrong...it's simply dependant on how a majority of people feel on a given day.
In a Republic, the nation is NOT ruled by the majority, but by a governing set of laws. In America, that's the US Constitution. No matter what the majory says, the constitution can not be broken. This is a very important distinction. One that prevents many of the flaws a pure democracy would have.
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If we are talking about this topic, I do not think that supporting the weak and growing taxes is something restricted by the US Constitution, although I have not read it. I think almost every democracy has a constitution but these documents just talk about the personal rights of individuals and about the state itself. The majority then can change anything else including reducing the consequences of bad decisions which is the right way to socialism.
Yes, many countries have their own constitution. I can only discuss the American Constitution as that’s where I live. You’re right, welfare and tax increases are not directly restricted by the US Constitution, although they are indirectly restricted...at least they’re suppose to be.
The US Constitution only allows federal taxation for 2 reasons, the payment of US government debt and the defense/general welfare of US citizens. If you look back at the time it was written, this was obviously not meant to create a welfare state. Welfare was defined as “the good of all citizens”. The key word there is “ALL"...not just a select few.
Today, we think of welfare as money paid to a select few who don’t have it, or don’t have enough as defined by the federal government. This was NEVER the intention of the US Constitution. Unfortunately, far left politicians have appointed far left judges to reinterpret the US Constitution. Due to this, America finds itself with ever growing welfare paid to a select group of people in exchange for their votes. (of course this is never publicly acknowledged)
The beauty of the US constitution is, America’s founding fathers saw this corruption as a possibility. Due to this, they created and added Article 5 to the US Constitution. It basically allows an amendment to the constitution by the States...completely separate from the federal government. It’s called “A Convention of States”. To do this, 2 thirds of the States have to vote to make the amendment. So even this is not done by a simple majority. It requires a super majority of all the states. This is something American states are currently looking into with regard to a number of issues. One of the biggest being term limits for members of congress and federal judges.
There's no perfect system because human beings are imperfect by nature. That said, I believe a Republic is the best form of government when you consider all things. Communism has never worked for obvious reasons. Socialism is simply a ponzi scheme that eventually implodes and leads to communism.
Great article by the way. Very well researched. Followed.
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Although the US Constitution has a strict rules for tax increases you can't deny the fact that the taxes are increasing throughout the time. By the way, I have to say that I am not the original author of this article. In the Czech Republic, we have very good writers about libertarian - libertarians want to reduce the power of the state (these are called minarchists = supporters of just a minimal state) or even to erase the state (anarcho-capitalists) by, of course, peaceful education because you can force people to "glorify the king" in monarchy, "build better tommorows" in communism, "vote" in democracy, but definitely cannot force others to be trully freedom so that cannot be done by revolution but by evolution. And because we have such a good authors of thousands of libertarian texts, I decided rather to translate and just slightly edit them it so I am satisfied with that. I, of course, got a permission from the authors, whose texts I translate. You don't really need to become an anarcho-capitalist (I would not say I am a true anarcho-capitalist either) but I am convinced that if you read my articles, you will definitely re-evaluate some of your opinions.
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Thanks for your response. Which opinions do you think I will re-evaluate? I was basically just giving you facts about the US constitution. I'd consider myself a libertarian for the most part. I'm a STRONG believer in reducing the power of government. I also agree with you about U.S taxes being increased. This is NOT the way our constitution was originally created. That's why I pointed out how our politicians have decided to reinterpret (change) the meaning of the US constitution over time. This is also why our States are starting to rise up and exercise article 5 of the US constitution which allows the States to make amendments outside of the federal government. This will hopefully reduce the power of government back to the way our nation's founders originally intended.
It sounds like you (and the people that write with you) are in agreement with me. Government should not have the power to endlessly tax certain people in the name of "fairness". When politicians decided what is and is not fair, it always ends in tyranny.
Anyway, I'd be very happy to read some of your writing. In the mean time, I'd like to recommend a great book to you that outlines the dangers of massive government power, as well as the warning signs to look for. It's called "Liberty and Tyranny" by Mark Levin. I think you'll find it's an EXCELLENT book with a wealth of knowledge to be gained by reading it. Here's a link to it if you're interested. I wish you all the best.
https://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Tyranny-Conservative-Mark-Levin/dp/1416562877
Oh, I am probably just used to the fact that there are statists around me everywhere. Although it is true in the real life, I am still quite surprised that there are so many libertarians concentrated around the crypto (which is only reasonable, as the cryptocurrencies are reaction on the financial lack of freedom). So sorry for that assumption. I will definitely post about many more topics, especially those which are affected by the state (education, drugs, weapons, healthcare, army, etc.), but I am probably not ready for writing my own libertarian articles yet, because I translate these articles mostly to find out more about it and also to discuss it, not because I am an true anarcho-capitalist. I would definitely consider myself as a libertarian but not as an anarcho-capitalist.
Thank you very much for discussing this topic with me and also for the book recommendation (but I am probably not able to read it, because my English is not on a level that would allow me to read English books... by the way, improving my English is another reason I am translating these articles). But the author, who writes these articles which I translate, has also written a book called Anarcho-capitalism (in the Czech language) and that could be probably more suitable substitute for me. :)
By the way, is here, on Steemit, some libertarian communities or something? I tried to find some, but I wasn't quite succesful.
I honestly don't know if there are any libertarian communities on Steemit. If I find any, I'll let you know. I look forward to reading your posts. I followed you. If you ever want any input from me, please don't hesitate to ask. I'm happy to support and help you guys any way I can. Take care my friend.