Is force not linearly related to the gravity / undesirability of the mandate?
Are increasingly draconian mandates not rebuffed by more and more people?
Are there not plentiful examples of "Socialist" societies attempting to enforce more and harsher mandates, against anyone not willing to "give their fair share"?
If people are allowed to leave such systems for ones more to their liking, do they not flee, unless forced not to?
If those who don't "give their fair share" try to leave and are forced to stay, and staying means that they or their children may die, will they not fight to the death to escape?
>Are there not plentiful examples of "Socialist" societies attempting to enforce more and harsher mandates, against anyone not willing to "give their fair share"?
You mean like if you don't pay taxes you go to jail? or if you don't work you live on the street?
There are certainly harsher places to be, but the US is not friendly to people who do not "give their fair share." It's already mandatory.
I guess, but "completely free to leave" is a bit of an illusion... it's not at all easy to do so, and even if you do... you still owe taxes until you renounce citizenship.
I also don't really see barring people from leaving as an inherent requirement to socialism, if that's what you were saying.
As with most choices, the level of force required to achieve compliance is more or less linearly related to the harshness of the choice.
Pay a small amount of taxes? Little force required.
Give full authority over your life to a faceless central planner? Great force required.
Give full authority, with no chance of escape? Lethal force required.
I'm not sure why this is a concept that seems to be a mystery to advocates of "Socialism", though.
"Socialism would work great, if only you pesky rich, free people would just give up and let the state take everything and let your children starve!"
:)