The saying "There are only two sure things in life: Death and Taxes." will soon be changed to the inevitable if death can be avoided.
Wouldn't it be a horrible hassle to live forever? Would you have to pay taxes? if taxes are enforced so that a government can continue serving its populace indefinitely, how would the individual that can outlive a trend in the status quo favor paying taxes to a stable administration that can be killed with an election and not by sickness vs. keeping his money to serve HIM until he is killed? Also, Governments would surely have to enforce its law with capital punishment since a life in prison would be less cost effective.
Think about threats! People would REALLY terrorize with a threat because children would be expendable (they haven't lived enough) but people in their 1,000s would fear a freakin' splinter. Also, why would people opt to have children if the human race is ensure by a few individuals to last forever?
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The saying "There are only two sure things in life: Death and Taxes." will soon be changed to the inevitable if death can be avoided. Wouldn't it be a horrible hassle to live forever? Would you have to pay taxes? if taxes are enforced so that a government can continue serving its populace indefinitely, how would the individual that can outlive a trend in the status quo favor paying taxes to a stable administration that can be killed with an election and not by sickness vs. keeping his money to serve HIM until he is killed? Also, Governments would surely have to enforce its law with capital punishment since a life in prison would be less cost effective. Think about threats! People would REALLY terrorize with a threat because children would be expendable (they haven't lived enough) but people in their 1,000s would fear a freakin' splinter. Also, why would people opt to have children if the human race is ensure by a few individuals to last forever?