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What part of voluntarily giving up their wealth defies the definition of "voluntary?"
by spacemanmatt 11y ago
What part of voluntarily giving up their wealth defies the definition of "voluntary?"
- 3pt14159 11y ago"all of these taxes are voluntary" Is the place where the word in contention here. Just like if I point a gun at your hand and tell you that receiving the bullet is "voluntary" because you can always voluntarily cut off your hand. That being said, I agree with the concept of taxes, but let's not kid ourselves and call them voluntary.
- Avshalom 11y agoIf you make the choice to interact with the US' economy you implicty agree to give the US a cut for its role in the creation and tending of that economy.
- marrington 11y agoAs a U.S. citizen, if I make the choice not to interact with the U.S. economy and move somewhere outside the U.S., I still have to give the government their cut. Only way out is to relinquish U.S. citizenship. No other developed country requires this.
- Avshalom 11y agoSo relinquish your citizenship.
- chimeracoder 11y agoAside from the fact that there's a hefty fee for that, the US government will not let you relinquish citizenship solely for taxation reasons. You could make up a reason, but that's stretching even your definition of "voluntary" under the law.