Re: What is the difference betwwen these two scenarios?
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But for the fact that the people have agreed to the existence of the government and its needs to support itself both in the establishment of the constitution and in the election of individuals who have created our laws. Taxes are part of a social compact that we have made (or at least our predecessors have made.) I really don't know what to tell you if you can't (or pretend you can't) see the difference.
Essentially, we get the government that we've asked for. The fact that you hold a minority position and can't get the government to change is part of living in a democratic republic.
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You're exactly right. That is the difference. That is the answer I was looking for. Also, what you've just implied is that any immoral act is no longer immoral as long as enough people agree to it.
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