Seriously? You're linking me to an amazon book store?NewMutator wrote:You are assuming that the only way to create capital is through exploiting natural resources, which maybe was true, say, during the industrial revolution, but certainly is not true today. Further, you seem oblivious to the fact that everyone would be a UBI recipient, and so can use that income however they wish, including toward the "purchase" of property. Second, I'm not advocating tax evasion, simply pointing out that our current system (which you think is more logical) encourages it. Consider me baffled how you got to totalitarianism.
Millions slaughtered through abortion? You seem to have an overly simplistic understanding of the issue. See Steven Pinker's book The Better Angels of Our Nature for a convenient summation of some actual data (http://www.amazon.com/Better-Angels-Our ... 145&sr=1-1). Given that I've stressed that our current system is far from ideal several times I'm seriously at a loss with your line of argument.
Here's a couple stats on abortion: The abortion rate is in decline. Nearly all (9/10) abortions are performed within the first trimester stage of pregnancy (while well over 10% are due to health concerns or because of rape/incest), meaning you'd have to argue that the fetus during this stage is a fully formed human for this to be analogous to murder. Obviously there isn't a consensus on that. Finally, it's conceivable that education and knowledge (which leads to lower birth rates) could as well lead to lower conception rates. The fact is that many consider birth prevention distinct from infanticide. That you don't isn't surprising but neither does it provide the foundation for any sort of refutation.
If you're creating a governmental system, you can't have the attitude "leave if it doesn't suit you", what's the point if you're not prepared to take responsibility for everyone? You'd end up with people opposing you and you could never reach any stability. If you expect it to have flaws you're aiming too low. I'd rather legalize and tax than outlaw or ban. Why would you want to lower birth rates to begin with?
If resources weren't wasted we'd have enough for everyone.
"Food waste in the United States is estimated at roughly between 30 to 40 percent of the food supply. In 2010, an estimated 133 billion pounds of food from U.S. retail food stores, restaurants, and homes never made it into people's stomachs. The amount of uneaten food in homes and restaurants was valued at almost $390 per U.S. consumer in 2008, more than an average month's worth of food expenditures. "
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