@scandinavianlife. Great article. My issue with this so-called social contract is that it is so lop-sided. For example the whole idea of taxes. Not everyone is paying their fair share. Warren Buffet, has often said that his secretary pays more taxes than he does. In that regard, can this arrangement be called a social contract? I think not. This is merely a parasitic system that is shafting the little guy.

There are other examples I can give, but when you have a system where we are all not playing by the same rule I am not certain if we can call that a contact. A militarized police force that has been given the license to invade your property without a search warrant is not a social contract. It is sheer brutality, exacted by the powerful on the citizenry. I personally did not sign up for this. Most of us didn't. And while silent is consent, many of us were not at the table when many of these decisions were made.