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{{DES | des = A prize libertarian slogan that ignores [[Government holds allodial title.|facts of pre-existing ownership by government.]]  Because government owns its territory, it gets to make rules like any other owner.  See: [[A_Non-Libertarian_FAQ#Taxation_is_theft.|A Non-Libertarian FAQ: 5.5 Taxation is theft.]]  Taxation is also the price we pay for being part of a society.  Libertarians want a free lunch from society, but conveniently forget the TANSTAAFL dictum that [[David Friedman]] likes to recite: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.  If you want to be free of society, go ahead and be a hermit. | show=}}
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{{DES | des = A prize libertarian slogan that ignores [[Government holds allodial title.|facts of pre-existing ownership by government.]]  Because government owns its territory, [[Anything private enterprise can do, government should be able to do too.|it gets to make rules like any other owner.]] See: [[A_Non-Libertarian_FAQ#Taxation_is_theft.|A Non-Libertarian FAQ: 5.5 Taxation is theft.]]  Taxation is also the price we pay for being part of a society.  Libertarians want a free lunch from society, but conveniently forget the TANSTAAFL dictum that [[David Friedman]] likes to recite: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.  If you want to be free of society, go ahead and be a hermit.| show=}}
 
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