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Okay, you’ve defined forced elsewhere: “That is not being forced. That is called choice. Choices have consequences.” That’s literally forced but in an nonviol
by gjsman-1000 5y ago
Okay, you’ve defined forced elsewhere:
“That is not being forced. That is called choice. Choices have consequences.”
That’s literally forced but in an nonviolent matter. Kind of like how people can be correctly be called “forced” to file tax returns in the US.
They are forced, stop playing word games.
- pixl97 5y ago"Libertarians forced to use public highways. Oh the humanity"
- PierceJoy 5y agoI'm not familiar with the US tax laws, but in Canada if you don't file a tax return and don't owe money, there are no consequences. If you owe money, and do not pay, eventually you will end up in jail. That's actually being forced, and makes this a terrible analogy. If someone is fired from the military for not getting a non-covid vaccine, are they being forced to get the vaccine? They are not being forced. Stop playing word games.
- dang 5y agoPlease omit flamewar swipes from your comments here. Your comment would be fine without the last sentence. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- gjsman-1000 5y agoIn the US, everyone must file a tax return if they have anything over $12,000+ in income. If you don’t, you could get arrested. That is rightfully called forced, because the threat is that you will lose your livelihood if you don’t file. Nobody would call living in jail a real choice. Similarly, if you don’t take the vaccine, you are also losing your livelihood in the military, possibly having no way to provide for your family outside the military, and this can be rightfully called forced.