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Re: It IS about Taxation
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 22 Dec 2000 17:57:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> > ...
> That would be a reasonable argument if:
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> 3. The tax is closely related to the cost of managing the monetary
> system.
Disagree. If conditions one and two are in place, three needn't be. I don't
care one whit what organization-x does with their internal policy. In a system
of competing currencies, Bob's Green Bank could produce pretty USbob$10 bills
with holographic pandas, charge more for the use and use their profits to save
panda habitat. If there is freedom of competing currencies, then the
USGovernment (just another large org) could charge whatever and do whatever
with their money. Because then it wouldn't be _my_ money.
Chris
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| (...) I'm not sure (I wasn't real sure about making that stipulation), but there clearly are things which private organizations can be allowed to do that governments can't (such as discrimination). It probably does amount to a moot point since a (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) That would be a reasonable argument if: 1. The IRS didn't try and get it's fingers into deals done without the use of the coin of the realm (they have in fact gone after barter exchanges, just try that on a big scale and find out what happens (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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