差不多。更可怕的是当不交税或几乎不交税的选民超过51%。中国朝资本主义走，美国朝社会主义走，中间见：-）(more)

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy."