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Quote by: lsbskins1  This is a vast oversimplification and if you do not
know it, you should.
I do not have to be coerced to pay my
taxes. |
I know you may not mind paying taxes, but they'll still threaten you if you do not. Hence, I say the government uses threats even in its most basic functions. That's not an "oversimplification," but a plainly observable fact. If anything, you are oversimplifying things.
Really, the perceived need to pay taxes, or any other kind of fee, is inherently coercive. Where these artificially imposed "needs" are in effect, we are ultimately placed under some degree of duress. And, as has been argued all over the political spectrum, the "national unity" behind paying taxes is a false one. Yes, it's true there are no individuals who pay
ALL taxes, but the mere process of being forced to pay for this and that is not truly unifying, it's a way of artificially dividing people. So not only is taxation imposed, but it's ultimately divisive -- as is the bulk of the state-capitalist system. Also, trade and social activity cannot help but take on a false character, as we believe we cannot do anything unless there is a price tag involved. And what establishes and defends these price tags? It would be the authorities an dtheir biggest loyalists, who tend to be either wealthy and powerful or highly indoctrinated.
Grandpa h.