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So hypothetically if someone wanted to opt-out of this essentially corrupt system completely, how would they go about it? I mean paying taxes in a country with
by rapind 15y ago
So hypothetically if someone wanted to opt-out of this essentially corrupt system completely, how would they go about it? I mean paying taxes in a country with bailouts certainly ties you up into the system. Even without bailouts, living in a country tied to a dollar that's being printed like mad kind of ties you up into it too right?
So... how exactly would one go about this? Possible?
- invalidOrTaken 15y agoIt's not trivial, but one way you could opt out would be...opting out. http://www.trulymovingpictures.org/festival-years/2010/movie/zero-currency http://www.trulymovingpictures.org/festival-years/2010/movie... Linked is a review of the movie Zero Currency, about a former social worker who stopped using money or barter. Disclaimer: I haven't seen it. A good place to start would be to own your own home, aggressively invest in solar energy, and grow your own food.* All that's pretty expensive though...maybe you could go work in finance and save up? *3D printing might also be worth a look for some items.
- rapind 15y agoI'll check it out. I've always been fascinated by this way of living.
- jes 15y agoEven if you own your own home, you typically still have to pay taxes. You may have to earn some income if you don't have money saved up for your taxes, so you'll probably have to pay income taxes as well. Bottom line, it's difficult to fully opt out. But what you suggest is not a bad start.
- hammock 15y agohttp://seasteading.org/ http://seasteading.org/
- rapind 15y agoThat's pretty interesting. If only it were more wife friendly.
- BillSaysThis 15y agoIf only they had a solution for defending themselves and an answer to why national governments would deal with them (i.e., seasteads are unlikely to be self-sufficient, even in the aggregate, for many years if ever and therefore dependent on trade with existing national polities).