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448 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
Lot of parallels between Church and Nation States -Like the Church fell in 1500s, the Nation State is falling now. Printing press killed the church. Internet is killing the nation states. Church was first ideal, and then corrupt. Politics was once ideal, now corrupt. Chivalry died 500 years ago. Citizenship is dying now.
Democracy is like Communism. Only smarter. Gets more output from you, dear productive individual, by giving you freedom and *then* taxes the hell out of it. Democracy has worked since 1789, But now its time has come.
The rich and the productive are taxed and their spoils are taken away to be redistributed to the low-skilled classes. But now with cryptocurrencies which cannot be taxed and demonitised, your money will be safe from governments.
Nation states have had a monopoly on violence because gunpowder changed the logic of violence. Now, not so much.
The new elite (Sovereign Individuals) will become more powerful - they will have their own sovereignties. These will be the top 1% and 1% of 1%. Those who don't have their own sovereignties will shop among jurisdictions. Countries will be like companies - they will have to offer attractive policies to customers, else they will just move.