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Once you start redistributing wealth, it turns into a grand 300-million-person argument over who gets what.

Immigration arguments because each immigrant would be entitled to something, often more than they contribute for some period of time.

Childbearing arguments, for essentially the same reasons as immigration.

Arguments about drugs and other vice, becasue everyone would want to make sure you are contributing as much as you can, and many feel drugs prevent that.

Arguments about education and career choices.

There are no absolutes, but as long as people basically believe that they have what they create, then they will focus on creating and not worry about what other people create (or not). When they believe they have what they can get through the political process, they will focus on political fights.

Fundamentally, freedom and large-scale socialism don't mix. In a socialist system, there are just too many other people who have a vested interest in what you do (and don't do). It may work in small countries or on short time scales, but these arguments eventually result in authoritarian policies.



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