Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoHow is taxation not theft?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down174file-text
arrow-up1-54arrow-down1message-squareHow is taxation not theft?Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
You don’t agree to pay it. You can’t opt out and if you don’t pay you get put in jail. How is this not theft?
minus-squareCanadaPluslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 days agoIn most countries, living in a cave in the woods would imply trespassing or poaching. There really is no way to opt out. Arguably, that’s okay, whoever said you never have to do stuff you don’t want to was lying.
In most countries, living in a cave in the woods would imply trespassing or poaching. There really is no way to opt out. Arguably, that’s okay, whoever said you never have to do stuff you don’t want to was lying.