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It's absolutely not bizarre, hypocritical, paradoxical or even ironic. By your logic, every libertarian who disagrees with taxes (or the level of taxation) sho
by argumentum 13y ago
It's absolutely not bizarre, hypocritical, paradoxical or even ironic.
By your logic, every libertarian who disagrees with taxes (or the level of taxation) should break the law and face the consequences (of a miserable, tortuous life in prison).
It's one thing to have a political view, and argue for it. Democracies (and republics) wouldn't have a chance of working if citizens didn't take this much upon themselves.
At the same time, you also have one life to live. Some people want to be politicians or activists, others may want to be engineers, scientists or artists.
The latter don't want to spend their entire being on an idealistic crusade, but they still deserve the right to a political opinion like everyone else.
- npizzolato 13y agoOh please. Do we have to drag everything to its extreme? The consequences of not paying your taxes are not anywhere near the same as the consequences of not accepting a job in a government position. One lands you in jail. The other lands you in a private sector job, maybe with a pay cut.
- argumentum 13y agoIt's not only about extremes. For one, if you are paying taxes (and otherwise accepting that you live in a republic where you don't get the exact set of laws that you want), most people would feel somewhat entitled to benefit from the use of those taxes, which includes government jobs (or state funded research). What would be hypocritical is arguing specifically that your own entitlement is more worthy of government support. I see no hypocrisy in partaking in benefits, while arguing that no one (including yourself) should have to pay for them and no one should benefit either.