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If Warren Buffet is currently having a billion dollars taken from him that goes to a hundred poor families, stopping that is good. Would I rather forcibly take
by natrius 14y ago
If Warren Buffet is currently having a billion dollars taken from him that goes to a hundred poor families, stopping that is good. Would I rather forcibly take some of Warren Buffet's money to feed some poor families instead of letting them starve? Sure. But those aren't our only choices. Playing Robin Hood is immoral and should be a last resort.
- _delirium 14y agoI guess I don't see taxes as particularly immoral. Of all the things the state can impose on people, having people who've already made some decent money chip in a percentage for the common good seems low on the list. Even (unpaid) jury duty seems more objectionable than that. Though I do share some of your concerns about "force". I think criminal sanctions are resorted to too quickly for a lot of things, both taxes and other infractions (any time you lie to the government, or otherwise do something it doesn't like). I'd rather emphasize civil remedies to collect.