[extropy-chat] Seven cents an hour? (was: Riots in France)

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On 11/16/05, Rik van Riel <riel at surriel.com> wrote:

> With this much government support, how is Wal-Mart not a
> "government creature" ?

### If I cash a Social Security check, it doesn't make me a government
creature. I always vote against more spending, and I never lobby for
more. Only if I demand support (for myself or others), do I become a
vassal of the state.

Rafal