Opting Out of Citzenship

“Corporations, unlike states, are voluntary contractual associations…. There is thus no injustice in imposing liability on the corporation and therefore on its shareholders. If you prefer not to take this risk, you can buy treasury bonds. Citizens rarely have any choice about what state to live in.”

Eric Posner

“A Gallup/Harris Interactive poll released Monday indicates that nearly nine out of ten Americans are ‘tired of having a country.’ … Of those who were against maintaining an American nation, 77 percent said they believe that having a country is ‘counter to the best interests of Americans.’ Twelve percent said the ‘time and effort citizens spend on the country could be better spent elsewhere.’… [As one respondent put it] ‘I think we’ve come far enough as a nation that we don’t need to have one anymore, … It’s not like we’re Somalia, where the warlords run everything.”

The Onion