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<blockquote data-quote="CaryP" data-source="post: 9094" data-attributes="member: 34"><p><strong>The Perfect Nation</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Somes great, but highly impractical and with human beings totally impossible. What incentives would anyone have to work if everything was "free"? If you didn't work, could you still acquire things? What if what I contributed to society was on the low end of the totem pole? Could I still live on an estate, drive the nicest car, have unlimited access to air travel, run up huge tabs at restaurants, etc., etc., etc.? Sounded good on Star Trek, but IT WAS A TV SHOW. They can make that crap up because it's in the "future", but it don't work in the real world. Even without money, or currency, early tribes bartered. Money was invented to facilitate the speed of transactions for humans. Commerce is the engine of civilization. The arts, science, research, etc. don't exist without some form of commerce funding them. Unless you want to live like a primitive clan of apes in the wilderness, the "Star Trek" solution is just a pipe dream. I'm not trying to give you grief here bud, but what you're asking for ain't gonna happen. </p><p> </p><p>This thread is more about what kind of governance would make a perfect nation, also not attainable, but that's the topic of conversation. Good to see you posting diabeditor. </p><p> </p><p>Cary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaryP, post: 9094, member: 34"] [b]The Perfect Nation[/b] Somes great, but highly impractical and with human beings totally impossible. What incentives would anyone have to work if everything was "free"? If you didn't work, could you still acquire things? What if what I contributed to society was on the low end of the totem pole? Could I still live on an estate, drive the nicest car, have unlimited access to air travel, run up huge tabs at restaurants, etc., etc., etc.? Sounded good on Star Trek, but IT WAS A TV SHOW. They can make that crap up because it's in the "future", but it don't work in the real world. Even without money, or currency, early tribes bartered. Money was invented to facilitate the speed of transactions for humans. Commerce is the engine of civilization. The arts, science, research, etc. don't exist without some form of commerce funding them. Unless you want to live like a primitive clan of apes in the wilderness, the "Star Trek" solution is just a pipe dream. I'm not trying to give you grief here bud, but what you're asking for ain't gonna happen. This thread is more about what kind of governance would make a perfect nation, also not attainable, but that's the topic of conversation. Good to see you posting diabeditor. Cary [/QUOTE]
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