Difference between revisions of "Taxation Is Theft"
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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=}} | + | {{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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