Originally Posted by TheHighForester

Oh, it all makes such perfect sense.

As the United States continues along its merry path toward a "cashless economy"--one where ALL the money is controlled by a handful of "investment bankers" and "venture capitalists"--it will become necessary for the government to collect taxes from hoi polloi in the form of some sort of service. You might liken it to the ancient concept of corvee. Such service will be needed not only to maintain roads, bridges, and public buildings, it will also serve to bind the population to the state in cooperative endeavor.

Many people in this forum have taken to pissing and moaning about President-elect Obama's calls for greater participation by the people, and particularly his notion that the members of our greater community should perform public service. My thought is that the best way to prevent mandatory public service is to ensure that all the wealth is NOT concentrated in the hands of a few.
On the other hand, if you are a supporter of the oncoming economic oligarchy, you MUST get used to the idea that most Americans will no longer be free people.