Influence: Are You a Defector (Freeloader), Punisher or Cooperator
by Kevin Hogan
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Brainwashing 101
The idea that people will take from those who earn and redistribute
to those who don't is an amazing phenomenon. It doesn't work
like that anywhere else in the cycle of evolution. Only in humans.
People who party get paid.
People who play get paid.
People who produce and do not go party or play, pay.
Now before this gets too personal for me, I want to shift to the science
of how something so insane can possibly happen.
In the USA, 40% of people who earn money don't pay taxes. They either
defect or they simply earn money that isn't "enough" to be taxed.
Another 10% of people don't earn any money but are given more money
by the government than many people who work for a living earn by
working all day.
Produce nothing, get paid. OK by society. Society will die..
That kind of a system will fail.
Eventually the 50% who pay taxes (act of inducing permission of
voluntary taking of your stuff, for fear of involuntary jail? WAIT, isn't there
a word for "if you don't X, I'll Y to you"...oh yeah...it's the "Ext" word...)
must leave the system and let the 50% who play and party make their own way.
(And yes, this article was triggered not only by the new research out,
but the fact that my 1040 is sitting right in front of me and I need an
antacid to make this "feel" OK.)
Scientific researchers have found about five different "types" of people.
The three we will talk about today are the Cooperators, the Defectors,
and the Punishers.
Cooperators go earn money and allow themselves to be taxed instead of going
to jail.
Punishers are people who punish Defectors, causing all to cooperate.
NOW STOP
The concept of taxes is not actually a bad concept. It's essential at
some level in large societies.
To use 5-10% of a person's income to pay for roads, sewer, clean water and defense
is a very good thing. (And it doesn't take more than 10% to do this.)
Agreed?
To use 40% is criminal.
That's not a metaphor.
Defectors find a way to not pay taxes or worse, get money for doing nothing.
"Disability" for people who can walk and talk, welfare, food stamps, medical
for nada.
(Don't even start. I grew up very, very poor with 4 other kids and a Mom who refused
accepting stolen goods like welfare, food stamps, medical no matter who they
were ...taken... from.)
For the paralyzed, the completely brain damaged, they have my fullest sympathy
and support. Life dealt them a horrible hand I want and do actively help these people.
The guy who takes a disability check from a job and doesn't go back out and
work because his legs or back hurts or his poor hands aren't as quick as they
once were...well... my disgust level is elevated...the person who can go into
a grocery store and pull out food stamps because they don't have "a job,"
that's sickening.
If someone can add, open a wallet, and shop they can do just about anything.
Continue the article to learn just who are the Punishers...
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