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replied 1941d
taxes you mean;)
replied 1941d
Taxation is a form of theft.
replied 1940d
That's right no or low taxes so you live in crime ridden Banana Republic like Honduras. Loonytarians don't get it, LOL
replied 1884d
Sure pay taxes to buy up armies that invade other countries that kill innocent children because you gave them money to buy bombs. Lets change our system to a voluntary based revenue
replied 1884d
Not every country is invading others.
replied 1883d
Switzerland is propably one the most civilized, safe and advanced countries in the world and their taxes are aming the lowest in the world. Go figure.
replied 1883d
Switzerland is also the country which provides banking and money laundering services for the biggest criminals on Earth.

Perhaps there's a connection.
replied 1883d
Not really. Low taxes and banking "services" are not correlated. However, high innovation index (ideas => investment => succesful new company) is very much correlated with low taxes.
replied 1940d
replied 1940d
Did you know, in Switzerland we can vote if we want taxes. The people voted yes.
replied 1884d
51 decide the fate of the 100.
replied 1882d
It was along the lines of 75% to 25%. And yes, that's how a democracy works.
replied 1883d
Of those that voted. Who counted the votes?
replied 1882d
Thank you, generous tipper. Tippers are always lucky👍
replied 1939d
if we have a large enough group it is morally ok for the majority to threaten the minority?
replied 1939d
& the people who vote no to the taxes dont have their money taken away?
replied 1883d
I know. Switzerland is not volyntarist, but it is a small federal state with decentralized cantons and low taxes which is almost as awesome. CHs success is clear proof of that.
replied 1940d
In Oregon 1 person can decide to increase taxes for everyone if that one person was the only one that votes. Voting is oppression.
replied 1940d
Logical. All else aside, either taxes or printing money will pay for public goods
replied 1883d
There is no link to theft in that diagram. It links to force, but not to theft. The backwards link doesn't support the idea that taxes are theft.
replied 1883d
Not sure which backwards link you’re talking about. But force has 4 definitions in the image. As a noun it’s synonymous with threat as a verb it is doing something against
replied 1883d
another’s will. Stealing is taking (another person’s property) against their will (or without their permission). A specific case of the use of force.
replied 1883d
Taking something with a threat of force is theft.
replied 1883d
A 'mea culpa' is improperly using the word "theft"
when "robbery" or archaic "reavery" is more correct.
Taking by force or threat of violence.
"Theft" is agnostic to violence.
replied 1883d
It doesn't really what we call it. I call it theft, you can call it reavery, extortion, robbery or whatever. The outcome is the same.