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All countries enforce loyalty. If I moved to Canada I would be forced to be loyal to the Canadian government. To make matters worse I would also have to swear
by dfc 13y ago
All countries enforce loyalty. If I moved to Canada I would be forced to be loyal to the Canadian government. To make matters worse I would also have to swear or affirm an oath of loyalty to some lady and her heirs and successors across the ocean.
Are there any countries that do not take punitive actions when citizens decide they do not feel like paying their taxes?
- ekianjo 13y ago> Are there any countries that do not take punitive actions when citizens decide they do not feel like paying their taxes? Probably not, or very few at least, since there is no pure libertarian country example in the world so far. Even though, you may decide where you pay your taxes - depending on how much you agree with the policies of the country where you pay them. You can't keep feeding the Dragon and then complain the day it burns another village with its inhabitants. Don't feed the Dragon in the first place.
- dfc 13y agoYou can be a "pure libertarian" and recognize market failures for things like national defense or the need for a system of codification and protection of property rights.
- ekianjo 13y ago> market failures for things like national defense Care to elaborate?
- dfc 13y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_failure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_failure
- lukifer 13y agoMarkets are a technology; like all technologies, it's important to use the right tool for the job, and to be aware of the surrounding contexts that influence its uses in the real world.
- saraid216 13y agoYeah, clearly we want the dragon to eat the village, not burn it down. Do you have a less stupid analogy? Or is your contention that we need to motivate the government to actively steal from the commons rather than persuade the commons to give it money?
- dfc 13y agoI thought the dragon analogy was a mess too. I would much rather be in control the dragon's food supply than be the most recent person to move to the next village the dragon burned.
- Amadou 13y agoAre there any countries that do not take punitive actions when citizens decide they do not feel like paying their taxes? Countries without taxes. They tend to have other problems with loyalty though.
- rdl 13y agoThere are some countries with essentially no taxation. Many more with essentially no taxation for non-resident citizens. The popular "five countries" strategy exploits this -- one country for citizenship, one country for business incorporation, one (or more) for holding assets, one for operating business, one physically living.