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Is taxation theft?
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:48 pm
Why or why not?
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:52 pm to The Sultan of Swine
Income tax is theft, consumption based tax is fair.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:56 pm to The Sultan of Swine
You need tax to have a proper government so as long as they make sense and are fair.
Income tax can suck my meat hook
Income tax can suck my meat hook
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:57 pm to The Sultan of Swine
In the modern world, yes. In a just society, it's merely a bribe.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 3:58 pm to DirtyDawg
Tax thread bro, you know what that means.
It's nekkid posting time
It's nekkid posting time
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:02 pm to DirtyDawg
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You need tax to have a proper government so as long as they make sense and are fair.
That's a separate issue. You can say we need a government, but that doesn't preclude taxes from being theft.
Imagine a poor homeless family with a young child. Maybe they need to rob a store to keep their child alive. That doesn't mean it's not theft.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:04 pm to The Sultan of Swine
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Is taxation theft?
Yes.
Call the police!
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:05 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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Income tax is theft, consumption based tax is fair.
i'm pretty sure that line of thinking is unamerican sir. you should feel GD patriotic April 15th.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:13 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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Income tax is theft, consumption based tax is fair.
This guy gets it.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:22 pm to The Sultan of Swine
Taxation without representation is, and I want the government held accountable and all my tax money returned with interest the thieving bastards.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:29 pm to The Sultan of Swine
81% of federal revenue is through income and payroll taxes.
11% is through corporate tax.
Seems pretty fair.
11% is through corporate tax.
Seems pretty fair.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:32 pm to Robert Goulet
Theft can be "fair," depending on your definition of the word.
I'm not asking if taxes are fair.
I'm not asking if taxes are fair.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:39 pm to The Sultan of Swine
Al Capone said, "Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class." Taxes then are the legitimate racket of the government. Life is one big shakedown.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:41 pm to genro
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In the modern world, yes
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:46 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Already beating my meat
Posted on 9/30/15 at 4:47 pm to The Sultan of Swine
If it is to perform a function that the private sector can not or will not, and it's important to the safety and/or infrastructure of the nation, no. Otherwise, yes.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 5:01 pm to The Sultan of Swine
Any tax not associated with a sale or service is theft IMO.
That includes, but not limited to:
Income
Estate
Land
Vehicle
Insurance
Etc
That includes, but not limited to:
Income
Estate
Land
Vehicle
Insurance
Etc
Posted on 9/30/15 at 5:14 pm to The Sultan of Swine
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Is taxation theft?
Does the sun rise in the east and set int he west? Is the sky blue? Is the Pope Catholic?
I agree with Vols-taxes should be consumption based, not income based.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 6:07 pm to The Sultan of Swine
It's fun watching someone first discover libertarianism.
The taxation as theft argument is tedious. The more interesting idea is the virtue of a more decentralized government.
The taxation as theft argument is tedious. The more interesting idea is the virtue of a more decentralized government.
Posted on 9/30/15 at 6:12 pm to Duke
Who's the communist twinkle toed cocksucker who downvoted my post?
Reveal yourself
Reveal yourself
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