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by lotsofpulp 955 days ago
Suppose one government at time x makes corrupt/stupid decisions costing taxpayers at time x+30 years by having to pay debts that serve no benefit. I don’t see why I should be responsible to pay that, and it has been a factor in deciding which US jurisdiction to live in.

> and our countries would be so much nicer places to live if we only agreed that paying back to the society that nurtured you was an important part of the social contract.

This is constantly in flux, and declining fertility rates kind of throw this calculation for a loop.