Do you owe society anything beyond paying your taxes, such as having children?

Furthermore, what is the bare minimum an individual should feel obligated to give back to society?

Amount aside, should taxation even be required? How about military service?

At what point has one given enough to their country?

Do you think your society or country has been especially good to you?

Feel free to opine, debate and discuss.

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Starcrossed · 41-45, F

Yes ... everyone should engage in acts of community stewardship. If we were all a little more selfless some of the inequities in the world would improve.

I don't want to live in a world where this is mandated/delegated/ordered I want us to have a culture that we just do this because we care. The only way I know how to get there is to continuing to model stewardship to my friends/family/neighbors in hopes they will be inspired to do the same.