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| Topic | ITT, you (attempt to) explain why taxation isn't theft... |
| Mike_Stanton 01/10/18 1:25:28 AM #4: | PhilKenSebben posted... In the case of a democratic republic like the U.S. It's okay for the government to collect taxes because they use the money to, among other things; build and repair infrastructure, pay the salary of government workers ( including but not limited to the military, forest service, the president, etc ), and fund public schools. Not to mention the institution and enforcement of law and the people's representation in their own governance. This doesn't mean that all governments carry these out perfectly, but that's the basic idea of it. What someone does with stolen money doesn't make it not stolen though. If the government would simply charge rent on land, and cutback on the many public services that it provides then they'll have the revenue to pay government workers, implement emergency services, and public courts (which is what I think the government's role should be limited to). Joelypoely posted... No matter how 'hard you've worked for it' nothing inherently 'belongs' to anyone, money is a human illusion to keep us civil (among other things). Thus when when we as a collective (or at least the majority of us or the government representing the commonweal) decide that we should implement a taxation system to do the things PhilKenSebben is talking about, and to have it hierarchical so as to indirectly reduce the wealth disparity, the government is not 'stealing' from anyone; they are simply redistributing our collective wealth. So in other words, if the government gives itself the right to do something, it no longer becomes unethical? --- RIP Butters_1188 2005-2009 Prove me wrong ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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