Maastricht Treaty revisions needed?

[Jester]

I believe that kandrathe has made his position pretty clear. He wants the government to do only the barest minimum. And even that minimum, he wants done at the most local level possible. Roads, water, sewer, gas, electric, education, medical care, etc. can all be sold at a profit, and so he wants to keep the government completely out of them.

Fine and good. But if the people of Denmark woke up tomorrow with a government that abandoned all its social functions, and devolved to the least possible activity at the lowest level, it would also be unreasonable to expect wages to remain as high as they are. They would drop dramatically in response to the sudden withdrawal of services. Now, how much that would be compensated for by lower prices and lower taxes is an open question. Maybe the trade-off would be worth it, maybe it wouldn't. But you certainly can't just look at current wages as a reliable guide, then mentally subtract the tax income. It doesn't work that way.

-Jester