The Nature of Government

Imagine you move to a small town that is the home of a major “non-profit” organization. You apply for a job that is titled the “peace keeper”. The first thing your manager shows you is an impressive list of various local and foreign aid projects that this organization has funded. So it’s still your first day on the job and your manager gives you a gun for your “protection” and sends you out into the main room of the building where you must stand between two entrances. One entrance leads to rows of jail cells and one leads to a giant vault. A line of people consisting of every single citizen from the small town stands in front of you. They all have 40 percent of their income handcuffed to their wrist and in a briefcase. In one hand they hold a key to that briefcase. One by one they are supposed to walk up to the vault unlock their briefcase and hand you the money which you put in the vault. If someone argues with you then you can explain to them calmly that the money is going to a good place but if they continue their refusal to hand over the money and try to walk out without handing the money over then you must tackle them, take their briefcase and place them in a jail for a number of years that is determined by how much money they had in the briefcase. If they struggle too much, throw a punch, or try to defend their money with a weapon you must shoot them in the head with your gun.

How long would you voluntarily work for this organization? How many people would you shoot or lock up?