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My wealth? Didn't I just say above I'm not wealthy? Just because the state provides benefits (self-defense, rule of law, etc) doesn't preclude you from ownersh
by ordinaryperson 8y ago
My wealth? Didn't I just say above I'm not wealthy?
Just because the state provides benefits (self-defense, rule of law, etc) doesn't preclude you from ownership rights, not really following your argument there.
Taxing one group and providing the benefits to another is a wealth transfer, however unappealing the idea sounds to you.
How is not favoring selective taxation "nihilist"? If I were a nihilist I'd believe in nothing and favor no taxes at all.
You're passionate, I get it, I want sick people taken care of too, but I don't really see how your arguments add up.
- PurpleBoxDragon 8y ago>Just because the state provides benefits (self-defense, rule of law, etc) doesn't preclude you from ownership rights, not really following your argument there. Its a fundamental different view of reality and especially society. We are animals, we have no rights and not duties. We do what we want. Things like ownership are derived not from some concept of rights, but from power. We combine our power through government, and in doing so grant the ability to own things. Theft is wrong, not for a moral reason, but because we decided to punish those who steal. This view doesn't completely reject the notion of rights and duties, because we can still use the concept of such to determine how we run our combinations of power. But it does do away with the assumption they inherently exist. It becomes something of a more philosophical question, much like asking does math exist outside of humanity (or any other intelligence that is able to understand the concept of math).