2015
- From: Willie.Mookie@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:00:06 -0000
In 1215 King John was forced by rebellious barons to sign the Magna
Carta - the big paper - restricting the rights of the King and giving
rights to individuals.
The barons of the 21st century must be the 9.5 million High Net Worth
individuals who control $32 trillion in wealth throughout the world.
All these individuals making their money in a free global market, have
common interests and emerging political paradigms. None are well
served by war. None are well served by excessive taxation. None are
well served by tortuous government interference in their affairs. For
this reason I believe the time is right to call out to these modern
day barons to force the modern King Johns, the national governments,
to give up certain rights they now abrogate to themselves. These
include, the right to wage war, the right to tax beyond the Schumpeter
limit, and the right to interfere in the affairs of anyone. These
simple rights and their enforcement will free these individuals to
enjoy their wealth and allow others to create more besides.
Since 2015 is the 100th anniversary of the Manga Carta, lets see if we
can get the governments to agree in principal by this date to agree to
these three restrictions on their power.
Renounce the right to wage war - Japan did this and become one of the
wealthiest nations on Earth by investing the money saved in
modernizing their industry and improving their education system.
Switzerland has renounced war for 1,000 years - and as a result, one
of the wealthiest nations on Earth. This is the first rule of
responsible government - do not kill your citizens or cause them to be
killed or to kill others.
Renounce the right to levy taxes beyond the Schumpeter limit - The
Asian tigers did this and became the fastest growing economies in the
world. All nations that control their spending are wealthier than
nations that do not. This is the second rule of responsible
government - do no bankrupt your citizens.
Renounce the right to tortuously interfere with the lives of others -
Nations that restrict or do not have intelligence operations are more
peaceful and better places to live than nations that have such
operations. This is the third rule of responsible government - do not
lie to your citizens.
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