How exactly do you think people would get paid ? If private companies own the technology that makes workers obsolete , say in the farming sector , taxes are the only method people could possibly be paid . Everyone can ' t just make their own company , especially if they don ' t have the initial funds in the first place . Unless you ' re assuming the government would take control over necessary industries . But do you know what I ' d call that ? Seizing the means of production . And there we are Socialism . <| sep |> ICELAND TO PANAMA <| sep |> I refuse to think that the average American has poorest financial sense than the average European <| sep |> I always wash my cartridges before burying my friends in the backyard . Good job pointing that out .