Difference between revisions of "Taxation Is Slavery"
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| + | {{DES | des = A common libertarian theme, that interprets taxation of X% as slavery of X% of your time. The easy response is that you can emigrate: something slaves, serfs, peons and other chattel are not permitted. There is also a ridiculous "[[Lost Cause]]"/[[Sovereign Citizens]] theme that the [[14th Amendment]] made all of us slaves to the federal government. | show=}} | ||
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Because you can emigrate, working in one nation or another is YOUR VOLUNTARY CHOICE. The same as a choice of employer. Yes, the US gets a cut of your income: the same as if you worked for a temp agency. Libertarians are generally too stupid to realize that government isn't doing anything that capitalists don't do. | Because you can emigrate, working in one nation or another is YOUR VOLUNTARY CHOICE. The same as a choice of employer. Yes, the US gets a cut of your income: the same as if you worked for a temp agency. Libertarians are generally too stupid to realize that government isn't doing anything that capitalists don't do. | ||
| − | What libertarians usually want is to be free-riders: they want all the benefits of living in the US without the costs. Free-riding is a basic capitalist principle: privatize the benefits and socialize the costs. | + | What libertarians usually want is to be free-riders: they want all the benefits of living in the US without the costs. Free-riding is a basic capitalist principle: privatize the benefits and socialize the costs. Moreover, you have a voice in the taxation rates, which historically have varied greatly. |
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