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We weren't built to pay taxes... but for some reason, someone thought it was a good idea and everyone else followed suit.

• Banthum 9y ago
  In fairness, we were "built to" live in social structures and dominance hierarchies. We were "built to" socially pool resources and act collectively. Taxes are just part of a really advanced system for doing that. There are groups of people who don't do taxes at all, but you probably don't want to live among them.
• eksemplar 9y ago
  Yes we were. Even the earliest hunter gatherers shared their bounty with the tribe.
• mattbgates 9y ago
  To clarify with the people who feel that we were built to pay taxes: it is not to say that we shouldn't help others and even establish forms of law and government and pay our dues. The social contract affirms that we must do this and it isn't free. So we must be willing to pay something "into the system" to have this. It is the fact that... how much in taxes do we have to pay until enough is enough? Our paychecks are taxed. Our toilet paper and food is taxed. Everything in life is taxed and even our deaths, at least our estates, are taxed. We weren't born or built to do this. This is an enforcement upon us that we agreed upon and we continue to do in order to live in the "social contract". We continuously feed this unending hungry greed money machine and "this is the way it is." Of course, there are people who "live off the grid" and found their way to pay nothing. There are also rich people who prefer to pay other people to find loopholes in order to avoid paying taxes too.
  • Bakary 9y ago
    I feel like you may be underestimating the value of this social contract. The convenience of the rule of law and developed comfort only really become apparent once they are gone.
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• sgt101 9y ago
  Yeah, the fella had a compelling line of argument. And a spear.