“One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.”
～Ron Paul～
以前私がまだ大学生くらいの頃、米国における詠み人知らずの格言で「偽善者とはヘラヘラ笑って税金を支払う人間のことを指す」というものがある、と聞いたことがありますが、これは非常に言い得て妙があると思います（当時の私はよく意味を理解できませんでしたが）。
今の世界の潮流からみると、これから益々フラット化していく社会の中で、存在理由の無い多くの政治・宗教団体、役所、企業、レガシー（オールド）メディアが次々に消滅していくことが想定されますが、それは同時に自由でフェアな共同体が助け合いの精神に基づいた組織運営（経営）を考え、推進していく土壌が増えるであろうことを意味します。
主役は我々市井の民(We the people)であり、ひとりひとりがLOHAS（Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability）的な考え方に基づき、Transparency（透明性）を重視した平和で繁栄した地域社会を構築する時代が本格的に到来しつつあるように思えます。
When I was still a university student, I once heard an American saying that “a hypocrite is a person who pays taxes with a smile on his/her face,” which I think sounds pretty apt (although I did not understand the meaning well at that time).
In view of the current world trend, it is expected that many political and religious organizations, government offices, corporations, and legacy (old) media that have no reason to exist will disappear one after another in an increasingly flattened society. At the same time, it means that there will be an increase in the number of free and fair communities that think about and promote the management of organizations based on the spirit of mutual support.
We the people are the main players, and it seems that the era of building a peaceful and prosperous community based on LOHAS (Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability) and emphasizing transparency has arrived.
Kenya IKUTSU