You see, this is yet more evidence that the social contract morality (you owe stuff to government because of some supposed agreement) is BS: There is no social contract. Government is an extortion racket best described as the most powerful mob. Recently, they've unilaterally downgraded the 'protection' they gave. Remember, you aren't a customer of the government, you are a revenue sponge to be squeezed for cash.That's not the stance of a functional government, in fact its a pretty primal violation of the social contract