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It’s ironic that you’re complaining that you can’t avoid paying the government when the only reason you can pay for anything at all is because the government us
by rcme 3y ago
It’s ironic that you’re complaining that you can’t avoid paying the government when the only reason you can pay for anything at all is because the government uses its monopoly on violence to protect your property rights. Paying the government is the price of participating in commerce at all.
- tommiegannert 3y agoI don't see the irony. I said that for some services, collective funding (i.e. taxes) makes sense, but not for all. OP didn't see the difference between governments and the enterprises they provide the framework for. I explained one big difference, and why I don't think collectivizing everything is a good idea.
- dools 3y agoAnd is the monopoly issuer of currency used to make those payments