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Your complaint appears to be about the rate of your taxation and the return on benefits from taxation but not on the concept of taxation. This is related to bu

by skh 8y ago

Your complaint appears to be about the rate of your taxation and the return on benefits from taxation but not on the concept of taxation. This is related to but not the same thing as a fear of taxation. A number of people in the U.S. have taken your stance further and declare taxation as theft. Such people tend to single mindedly vote for anyone who says they’ll lower taxes and not consider someone who says they want to better spend what taxes are used for.

jfnixon 8y ago
"Such people tend to single-mindedly vote for anyone who says they'll (sic) lower taxes..." Proof, please. A cite or three to peer reviewed studies will do.
- skh 8y ago
  Do you have the ability prove all assertions that you think are true? Do you have the ability to cite three peer reviewed studies to back up all claims you believe to be true? Like everyone else my opinions are formed by a combination of experience, anecdotal evidence, and locigal deductions from facts. This is especially so in the realm of politics where one tends to make sweeping statements about large groups of people. I’ve encountered many people who claim taxation is theft and heard their views on other political matters. This experience has led me to the conclusion that people who say that taxation is theft largely vote a certain way. Of course I might be wrong. This is a forum where people post their opinions. Asking someone to be prepared to cite three peer reviewed articles for each opinion is weird. You know I probably can’t cite such articles so I guess that you make the request in an attempt to point out that there are things I think are true that I can’t prove. I suppose you think this diminishes the merits of my opinions. I think you are wrong. Your request says more about you than it does about my opinion.

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Your complaint appears to be about the rate of your taxation and the return on benefits from taxation but not on the concept of taxation. This is related to bu

by skh 8y ago

jfnixon 8y ago
"Such people tend to single-mindedly vote for anyone who says they'll (sic) lower taxes..." Proof, please. A cite or three to peer reviewed studies will do.
- skh 8y ago
  Do you have the ability prove all assertions that you think are true? Do you have the ability to cite three peer reviewed studies to back up all claims you believe to be true? Like everyone else my opinions are formed by a combination of experience, anecdotal evidence, and locigal deductions from facts. This is especially so in the realm of politics where one tends to make sweeping statements about large groups of people. I’ve encountered many people who claim taxation is theft and heard their views on other political matters. This experience has led me to the conclusion that people who say that taxation is theft largely vote a certain way. Of course I might be wrong. This is a forum where people post their opinions. Asking someone to be prepared to cite three peer reviewed articles for each opinion is weird. You know I probably can’t cite such articles so I guess that you make the request in an attempt to point out that there are things I think are true that I can’t prove. I suppose you think this diminishes the merits of my opinions. I think you are wrong. Your request says more about you than it does about my opinion.