I don’t recall ever signing my name to this so-called “social contract.” Can I claim identity theft?

09
Jul

I don’t recall ever signing my name to this so-called “social contract.” Can I claim identity theft?

dreaming of a transhuman future asked:

My government keeps billing me for all these services I never ordered, like crummy public schools and military wars in other countries. So far I’m in the hole for over $35,000! (My share of the $10.4 trillion national debt.) How can I get this matter straightened out and get a refund on all these unwanted services people keep ordering for me?
My government keeps billing me for all these services I never ordered, like crummy public schools and military wars in other countries. So far I’m in the hole for over $35,000! (My share of the $10.4 trillion national debt.) How can I get this matter straightened out and get a refund on all these unwanted services people keep ordering for me?

To SK: you’re missing a third possibility, namely that all those services you list can be (and often are) provided by private companies in a competitive market and paid for voluntarily by those desiring such services.

To all: the purpose of my asking this question is to stimulate some thought on the concept of the “social contract.” What limits, if any, does society have in the demands it can make of its citizens, all in the name of this social contract?

Sys Guard