Re:20,000 Nations Above the Sea: Is floating the last, best ...
by gasull on Thursday July 09, 2009 @01:12PM
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Yes, there would be government and taxes, but most probably it wouldn't be an oversized government in the beginning. Rich countries, as they evolve, increase the volume of their government until their bureaucracy fills every niche of the economy and society.
How Rich Countries Die
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2009/03/16/how-rich-count...