Our Enemy The State. Just as the State has no money of its own, it has no power of its own. All the power and money it has is what society gives it, plus what it confiscates from time to time on one pretext or another. For Nock, "government" and "the state" are two different things. "Government" is a legitimate, impartial vehicle for the administration of justice, safeguarding life and liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. By contrast, "the state" represents a corruption of democracy in which special interests groups use the coercive power of government in order to extract concessions and advantages not available to other citizens. Ultimately, "the state" becomes an instrument of oppression, allowing those special interests to compel the rest of society to behave in ways they would not otherwise do. In doing so the state becomes a tool in the exploitation of the class of tax-payers by the class of tax eaters.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:31:40 +0000
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