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Originally Posted by Roonil Wazlib
I would just like to say that my interactions in this thread with proph have been nothing but performance art. Annoying performance art, I concede, but it was proving the point of how anarchy is not well met in the real world. With no rules, we were free to argue anywhere, and did. And it made this a worse forum to be in. For that temporary state, I apologize.
For my next piece of performance art, I will recommend that everyone put proph on ignore so as to not have to see his crazy, unmedicated, manic screechings. This will incontrovertibly prove that self-regulation does not work. Because, while no one enjoys seeing the insane things a rambling loon rambles about, given the choice between action to improve one's condition and inaction, most people will choose the latter.
Enjoy!
Oh, you thought the conversation was over? You stopped sticking to the topic, when you understood my analogy. The topic was taxation being modern day slavery, and
you basically concede as much:
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Originally Posted by Roonil Wazlib
Yes, in America you're not free to do whatever you like in your own home.
Since that has nothing to do with taxation, I think that yes, we are done with that conversation.
Sounds kind of like a plantation, to me.
I say this, because no one owns property anymore, with the existence of property taxes. Even if you pay for land in full, it can still be taken from you, if you fail to pay. It may not be a big deal when you're younger and work, or if you're just starting out with nothing, but when you get older and just want to relax on what you've accumulated, you may not have enough
fiat to do even this.
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Originally Posted by Proph
How do you think it's funded? (Or, why do you think they execute those raids or use those penalties in the first place?)
Governments have a profit motive, too. Force is usually involved in their attempts to gain revenue, though.
Did you miss this post, or conveniently ignore it?
Taxes aren't a happy pile of money, that grants people smiles. That "money" is taken through the compulsion of force.