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Old 08-17-2007, 06:24 PM
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Default Re: Simple reason why I do not think taxation = theft

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Any baby born into the world is forced to accept the property claims of those who came before him, whether he knows and agrees with them or not, and whether or not they were valid when first made. He has no "opt out" clause. He has no choice. He must follow them, at the point of a gun, held by AC booted thugs (or their children).

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Being denied others' property != being stripped of your own property. You cannot opt out of others' rights.

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At least in a world with public goods, public areas (including private property like supermarkets) are protected by government mandated laws, so he can live a life and travel around without having to pay the whims and costs and profits of whoever "owns" the land.

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What is to stop the government forcing him to pay its whims and costs and profits?
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