It is true that I try to implore some folks towards what I feel is moral behavior, and speaks towards their own safety and greed ... that is if they really really want to have lots and lots of stuff on a really big hill, they are going to need to build and maintain their own private military, and one which must observe the rights of my land ... or they can take he cheap way out, and afford themselves a reasonable level of taxation to provide a reasonable safety net.
One can claim a "its mine" high ground based on the notion that they were more adept at acquiring wealth winthin a certain rule-set (a set not set in stone) ...
but tempers do flare, guillotines run amok, and unfortunately after comparatively long periods of comparative civil rest (as opposed to unrest) the grabbers (as opposed to the makers or the takers) occasionally lose sight of their ultimate vulnerability.
Food stamps are cheaper than jails, cheaper than armies, and much much cheaper than the consequence of guillotines.
Folks should be reasonable and observe limits lest their zeal incubate counterzeal.
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