I almost to the point....

[henry quirk]

When I say 'proxies and services' I mean EVERYTHING currently done by federal, state, and local 'government'.

A proxy -- in this context -- is not a private provider (though I'm certainly not opposed to private providers instead of 'government') but rather 'government' and 'governors' assuming the constitutionally dictated role of 'servant', not 'leader'.

For example: I've no need for any president, congressperson, judge, governor, state representative, mayor, city councilperson, etc. to 'lead' me, 'provide' for me, or 'save' me. I don't need to be coddled, preached to, stood up for, directed, or protected. What I want for these folks to do is maintain the esoteric and physical infrastructure of the nation, the state, the town and leave me alone.

I'm certainly willing to pay a mutually agreed upon fee for the benefits I get from that maintenance, but, I will not pay for that which offers me no benefit.

Look at it this way: if my nephew stops up the toilet with TP (and I can't unclog it myself), I'm happy to pay the plumber to come and break the clog...I won't be so happy, however, being expected to pitch in to have my neighbor's clog broken...that toilet (and clog) is HIS problem and he can pay for his own benefits.


"The payment structure seems clear enough to me."

It's very clear...I'm expected to pay for the breaking the clog in my neighbor's toilet...unacceptable.