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Re: It IS about Taxation ;-) (Was Re: (Sub|Ob)jectivity and related case studies on .debate (...or is it just about taxation :-)
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Sat, 23 Dec 2000 15:32:22 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > > And substituting words, you ask "Why does organization-x need permission to
> > > steal from you?" In any instance of distribution of my wealth, if I have • given
> > > permission, it is not theft. But I think that anyone who wants my wealth
> > > should ask, rather than seize.
> >
> > Do they not ask you each and every time there is an election in the US?
> > Sure, I expect you were out-voted - but that is democracy for you!
> > ...In that context, how can taxation be theft?
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> Your stace here is (if I understand you correctly) that since a bunch of people
> think taking my money is OK, that I don't have a right to call it theft.
I think, we are back to where we started on this one.
Scott A
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> I don't think that makes any sense. No number of opinions in favor, make
> stealing OK. No number of opinions in favor of servitude based on skin tone
> makes it moral. No number of opinions stating that murdering left-handed
> children is appropriate makes it so. Evil is evil. Stealing, murdering, and
> enslavement are all (generally) evil. The fact that things run
> (somewhat) smoothly if we participate in evil doesn't make it a good thing to
> do.
>
> Chris
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