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lady–liberty:chavezery:kweyolempress:chavezery:kweyolempress:chavezery:theheartofapatriot:I actually disagree with this. I think this kind of thinking is too linear. Taxes aren’t theft. Not the general idea of them anyway.Can you explain what a tax is?People paying into a central system for the betterment of societyDo I have a choice as to whether or not I may pay it?You can always move.That certainly wasn’t the question. Nice moving of the goalposts. But, since I’m a good sport that can directly respond to a challenge, I’ll humor you.Once I leave to another country, which (very likely) also has a tax, do I get the choice of whether or not to pay taxes there?Even then, if I keep my US citizenship, the US has a tax on all worldwide income, whether or not I am currently residing in the US. Do I get the choice of whether or not to pay that tax?Let us say I wish to renounce my citizenship so I do not have to pay the expatriation tax. I am then to pay a fee to renounce my citizenship to the tune of over $2000. Do I get the choice of paying this fee, or must I pay it in the same sense that I must pay my taxes?Even then, there’s a fair chance that the US government will still impose an expatriation tax, as they want to discourage expatriation for federal tax purposes.So, hey, shit, it looks like I don’t actually have the option of just getting up and moving because I don’t like my taxes. Neato.@theheartofapatriot‘s response was completely correct. Taxes aren’t theft. Taxes are extortion under the inherent threat of imprisonment and violence upon resistance.Yeah, theft. -- source link
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