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Old 10-29-2007, 10:36 PM
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Default Re: Pro-choicers must be anti-tax, no?

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I'm pro choice because I believe people should have very strong rights over their own body.

I'm pro tax because I don't believe people have very strong rights over every cent of the income they earn, since

- that money is gained in large part from interacting with society, and
- society itself has costs (current, future and historical) which go into providing this person with income.

Besides, taxation has a legitimate basis. If you don't think laws make it legitimate, then consider that the government could easily charge a road/water/electricity levy for land it legitimately owns (since most land under AC definitions of ownership was legitimately acquired by the private corporation that is the government). Such a levy could be made equivalent to taxation.

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Phil,

You wrote that you are in favor of people having strong rights over their body, but you didn't explain why. Please:

1. Explain why you are in favor of strong bodily rights.
2. Why those reasons do not apply to money.

This thread devolved into the usual AC/statist crapfest but I'd like to steer it back on track if I can.
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