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If you are concerned about people paying their "fair share" at all then you are playing by the wrong set of rules. Governments funding themselves by income tax
by cloudjacker 10y ago
If you are concerned about people paying their "fair share" at all then you are playing by the wrong set of rules.
Governments funding themselves by income tax is a 100 year old phenomenon. That particular form of passive revenue generation isn't an absolute. Governments subsidized roads and schools before then, whether it was from property taxes, nationalized industries, bond programs, outright expropriation or any other form of revenue generation.
Compliance with passive taxation literally requires indoctrination, and there are people that reach a place in society where they can opt out of it.
This isn't a "stance" I subscribe to, it is a reality I can perceive. It would be disingenuous for me to say I don't understand what is going on, or hand waive it away as saying these people neglect their "civic duty".