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Of course there is the fine point that taxation is not voluntary, and that 'ideally' means 'never happens'. The presumption that the government will be 'more i
by dfilppi 8y ago
Of course there is the fine point that taxation is not voluntary, and that 'ideally' means 'never happens'. The presumption that the government will be 'more ideal' than a philanthropist is silly.
- qubex 8y agoUhm... I think you misunderstood me. Ideally cynically meant ‘never’ and “at least tempered by democratic representatives” was the most neutral but compact phrase I could come up with to describe what apparently happens when averaged across the parliamentary democracies of the world. As for taxation not being voluntary, I never said it is. Nor should it be. Which billionaire would take on the cause of fixing potholes?