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Pollution is not a private interaction between consenting parties. It's a negative externality, that is morally in the same class of behaviors as theft and assa
by Jabanga 9y ago
Pollution is not a private interaction between consenting parties. It's a negative externality, that is morally in the same class of behaviors as theft and assault. I was referring specifically to laws prohibiting the former.
As for your justification for taxes on private income, it's the same argument that mass surveillance advocates make for prohibiting encryption that doesn't let the state see private communications. You've both accepted the right of the state to limit people's privacy. You're just bargaining over when the ends justify the means.
- rorykoehler 9y agoI'd rather live in a stateless society too however it's all I've ever known. That's not the case for private communication and to be fair banned private communication makes changing the status quo practically impossible. It sits on a layer above everything else.
- Jabanga 9y agoTo clarify: I'm not advocating for a stateless society. I'm advocating for the right to personal autonomy and privacy. That means ending taxes on private transactions, not all taxes.