We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up
No, I don't think the Robin Hood tax is a worthy idea simply because it is only a childish fantasy nourished by people who still look on the ruling class authorities like children who want daddy and mommy to increase their allowance. It is time to grow up, my fellow working people. We don't need no stinkin', parasitic ruling class to beg from. We need to govern our own society to secure our well-being and to live in harmony with nature. 