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I have heard people claiming that taxation is theft. I have never heard anyone claim that taxation makes us slaves. Income tax is even less coercive than prev

I have heard people claiming that taxation is theft. I have never heard anyone claim that taxation makes us slaves. Income tax is even less coercive than previous forms taxation, where people were taken from whether or not they could afford it. With income tax, people who do not work do not pay it. In fact many people who do work do not pay income tax.

jbverschoor 3y ago
That’s exactly the difference between upper and lower class. You need money. If you work, you give half to the gov. If you earn “passive”, it still happens, but rates are a lot lower
- refurb 3y ago
  So rich people are still “slaves” by that definition.
  - janalsncm 3y ago
    In fact the President is even a slave by this definition.
Geisterde 3y ago
The arguement goes that theft is retroactive slavery, the thief stole time from me. Not sure if I can make the logical leap between those myself, though I do consider them roughly morally equivalent.