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This rhetoric around taxes is tiresome. Once you pay your taxes it's not your money anymore. There's no magic that makes taxes different than collected rent or
by danharaj 9y ago
This rhetoric around taxes is tiresome. Once you pay your taxes it's not your money anymore. There's no magic that makes taxes different than collected rent or paying a bill. It's entirely a political framing-- a new one at that.
- chiefalchemist 9y agoOh? Um? Whatever happened to taxation without representation? Whatever happened to of the people, by the people, for the people? The gov is nothing without you and your revenue. They work for you. They are (supposed to be) your agent/agency. Long to short, the money belongs to you. The language should reflect that. The fact that it doesn't enabled people to forget the true nature of the relationship. Suggested reading: 1984.
- danharaj 9y ago> Whatever happened to taxation without representation? Whatever happened to of the people, by the people, for the people? Representation in government is not ownership of government. > Long to short, the money belongs to you. It literally doesn't. By definition it doesn't. Respect the is-ought distinction. > Suggested reading: 1984. Suggestion: drop the certainty in your perspective. Your confidence in a wrong idea based on such shallow reasoning means you can learn a lot more than you already know.