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I disagree -- OP was just suggesting the person quoted doesn't understand or appreciate the scope of what income taxes (and many of the other 'evils' he espouse

by srpablo 12y ago

I disagree -- OP was just suggesting the person quoted doesn't understand or appreciate the scope of what income taxes (and many of the other 'evils' he espouses against) have provided for him and others. Like the article mentions at the end: even if the eggs are sold for alternative currencies on a State-free griddle, they've still been inspected and checked by the USDA so they're unlikely to have been spoiled. If a violent incident had broken out, how much do you want to bet they would, at some point, have called the State police, or used the State's justice system? Now, could the OP have derived a lack of perspective or understanding purely from the quote, in isolation? No, maybe the speaker knows very well that he and others are indulging in a something of a group LARP. But I think OP singling out that quote is not really to criticize the speaker, but the attitude of the festival itself: have a great time, but please remember that this is fiction, and you're offering very simple prescriptions for huge, complex problems of governance involving hundreds of millions of people, the vast majority of whom are nothing like you and don't have anything resembling your life experience. To hear simple solutions spouted as 'obvious' gospel doesn't reflect well on your ability to grasp the challenges of governance. Which is really different, imo, than just criticizing someone for playing into a broken-but-necessary system, which is what you got out of it.

icebraining 12y ago
I think you'd do well as performance art reviewer if you can extract such a profound argument from Marlarkey73's single-line post. Bravo! By the way, quoted person is not offering a "simple solution". (S)he's not offering any solution. (S)he's saying, income tax is equivalent to theft, and theft is not a justifiable action, even if we can point to its benefits. This is not a different solution. This is not a difference of opinion on the best way to run the government. It's a moral principle. Now, you can disagree whether the income tax is actually equivalent to theft, or defend that theft can actually be justifiable in special circumstances, but your criticism is completely off the mark.

by srpablo 12y ago

icebraining 12y ago

I think you'd do well as performance art reviewer if you can extract such a profound argument from Marlarkey73's single-line post. Bravo! By the way, quoted person is not offering a "simple solution". (S)he's not offering any solution. (S)he's saying, income tax is equivalent to theft, and theft is not a justifiable action, even if we can point to its benefits. This is not a different solution. This is not a difference of opinion on the best way to run the government. It's a moral principle. Now, you can disagree whether the income tax is actually equivalent to theft, or defend that theft can actually be justifiable in special circumstances, but your criticism is completely off the mark.