The maintenance and building of roads and infrastructure, and public services, parks, pools, clean streets are at the end of the day done by individuals and private companies.
Look at a walmart parking lot, it is oftentimes better upkept and much better than the roads that lead to it. In my area, parks kept up by HOAs and private schools are better than any "public" park. Pools are the same. Streets aren't fucking cleaned lol. Volunteers pick up trash occasionally.
The government just stealing taxes, keeps "busy", and inefficiently does things occasionally.
The government just stealing taxes, keeps "busy", and inefficiently does things occasionally.
The problem is that anarchy can't exist. It's an impossible utopia, just like communism. Ironically, it can't work for the same reasons communism can't work: because greedy, power-hungry crooks will take advantage of the situation and leverage it to their advantage. Humans are social and hierarchical by their nature. Any attempt to push against that nature will fail. There is no system you can build that can protect against tyranny. None. The only possibility to protect against tyranny is for the people to resist it. If they won't resist it then there's no possibility of stopping it.
A society that values truth above all might have a chance.
My government keeps my city clean and parks safe, I see people using them just enjoying their day. I don't envy the people in charge, they have to balance so many things. The seedier parts of the city, and the crowds that brings makes the city money but it also hurts the image of the city. Then there's the developers which change things which require huge infrastructure changes, forcing taxes to be raised. It's such a complex web of interests and having to cater to them all has to be nerve wracking.
Find a city that is restricting the placement of sewers. No sewer = no developments = no usda loans = no shenanigans.
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