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> What philosophical premise finds objection with taxation in general?? Extreme libertarianism, which is seriously flawed, but people still fall for it (out of
by tivert 3y ago
> What philosophical premise finds objection with taxation in general??
Extreme libertarianism, which is seriously flawed, but people still fall for it (out of greed and/or seduction by an oversimple toy model that can't actually work in practice).
- sneak 3y agoI think it is philosophically sound that property rights are natural rights and that use of violent coercion to violate those rights is a basic violation of human rights. You may believe that a violation of people’s natural rights to own things and be free from violent coercion is justified in service of building a central government, but it is still a human rights violation.
- DrScientist 3y agoWhat's a 'natural right'? Surely all it is, is something most people agree on. Take ownership of land for example - doesn't really make sense - at some point it wasn't 'owned' then somebody declared they owned it and could pass that right on in perpetuity. Such a construct doesn't exist outside a system of laws ( created from an agreement from the majority of people ) - it's not some magic 'natural right'.
- sneak 3y agoI don’t believe that land ownership is a natural right, for the same reasons that I believe that personal property is. They are very different concepts.
- DrScientist 3y agoPersonal property is made from a bit of the earth - space dust that has aggregated by gravity. Again there is no 'natural right' - just something most people agree makes sense. The idea of rights was a tool to try to get wide agreement ( internationally ) on the basics that most people agree on whatever culture. It's a useful tool - but to imbue some sort of existence outside society is an attempt at a Jedi mind trick.