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Because that somebody else has agreed ?
by gutnor 14y ago
Because that somebody else has agreed ?
- gadders 14y agoSo taxes are voluntary? Awesome.
- gutnor 14y agoIndeed, US/EU allows you to voluntarily pay taxes above the legal minimum corresponding to your situation. I'm happy you find that awesome.
- malyk 14y agoYou live here. You agree. If you don't, move to somalia or something. (somalia is tongue in cheek, obviously).
- rdtsc 14y agoWell maybe not so tongue in cheek. You see, I have lived in US for more than a decade and noticed there is a disproportionate number of Randian type libertarians here. Mostly are just college kids who read Atlas Shrugged and now they want government to get out of their business. This is the immaturity and fantasy world that I was referring above. For all intended purpose, a place where FDA, SEC, tax authority (IRS) don't exist and are out of people "hair" exist -- many of those places are pretty scary to live in, Somalia is one of them, other poor countries are also there. You'd think those would be a libertarian paradise, no controls, no need to pay taxes, but reality the opposite is true.
- rdtsc 14y agoTaxes are part of the package deal. You get some things back for them. The package deal (the contract if you will) in theory is voluntary. You are free to get your ocean liner and set sail into the international waters where you don't have to pay anyone anything.