Thread: Simple reason why I do not think taxation = theft
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Old 08-22-2007, 04:55 AM
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Default Re: Simple reason why I do not think taxation = theft
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#2 is false. You cannot own yourself, as you can't really do things with yourself that would imply ownership, like for example selling your body and mind. In the end you can't really sell yourself.

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Who does own me if I don't own myself?

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This assumes that all persons must be owned. Im not sure this is self evidently true.

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ownership in this sense can be defined as having the highest claim over.

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thankyou that's the sentence what I wanted
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