[thealchemistdev]

> I for one would like more government interference.

You do realize that every law is backed by violence, right? How many steps does it take to go from you choosing to no longer pay your property taxes to officers forcibly removing you from your home.

We know what can happen if you resist.

Our interactions on internet have done a great job in getting us to think that every thing needs to scale to the world. If you really care about the issue, solve the social problem locally and share the results and how you got there. If someone doesn't like it, they can always fork it, rinse and repeat.

Everything we allow the government to put its hands in inevitably becomes a disaster. See Social Security, Section 8 Housing, Education (Execution and Funding), Marriage, Divorce, Agriculture, Child Protection Services, etc. I can go on and on, but I think you get the point.

People and societies uplift themselves when they're forced to take responsibility.

[helpfulmandrill]

Yes, including the laws of property. How many steps does it take from me choosing to sleep on land the government recognizes you as owning to officers forcibly removing me from it?

It always amuses me how people seem to think that violence is involved in changing how goods are distributed, but not in enforcing the current distribution.

[thealchemistdev]

I can choose to not call the police, figure out what you really need, and solve the problem quickly. All while keeping the issue local and between us. That level of kindness cannot scale with a top-down approach.

My point was about government incompetence. We all know they move slow and break things for generations to come. Would you rather our issue remain small and in our community, or face a felony trespassing charge that can potentially negative affect the rest of your life and the people you may be responsible for?