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if I had to choose between paying less taxes or spending more money on health care/education/social service, I would always pick the latter simply because I find that more important than my own self interests. Not to mention that nation's which have social safety nets tend to have a better society overall.
A reasonable enough position - wanting to spend more money on health care/education/social service, and wanting to defray costs while spreading benefits is an equally laudable goal. Hence we have lived for centuries with the benefits of Church run hospitals and schools and more recently with Mutual Life Insurance funds along with Widows and Orphan funds and Cooperative Societies. Those "Club" run services are the precursors to your "National" services. The Nation is nothing more than another Club. And an exclusive one at that. One that denies entry on the basis of National origin to those that would voluntarily wish to pay their "dues" in order to receive the "benefits".
Does your sense of Universality extend beyond your National borders?
The advantage of a Transnational Corporation is that the underlying contract is available to all on a voluntary basis. No compulsion is required.
Like yourself I recoil from extremes - extremes of any sort - including extreme nationalism and extreme socialism.
Your continued good health Young Fella.
Cheers.