Replying to Avatar Thursday 5∞

What would Jesus do about the taxes?

He basically says fiat taxes are fair game.
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Mindaugas 9mo ago

Jesus's words were put into his mouth after his death by the statists. Ignore them.

It is simpler than it looks:

I am fine with "gov" protecting me.

It means, I am fine with them making a fence around me.

It means I am fine with them owning the land under the fence.

It means I am fine with them charging anybody, including myself, for crossing their land or bringing goods across.

It means I am fine with the foreign trade customs type of taxes.

But I govern my own land myself.

I don't want "gov" ever entering my land.

I don't want them protecting me from my friendly neighbours that are within their fence perimeter.

The unfriendly neighbours I either shoot myself, or get them to the other side of the fence. Or reposition the fence.

So I am not OK with any other type of taxes that are not customs on foreign trade.

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Thursday 5∞ 9mo ago

"Whose is this image?"

It's simple. King is taxing you for using his money.

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Mindaugas 9mo ago

That is unfair and not simple. When I hold the money, it is no longer the king's money. If he had strings attached to it, and charged me for touching it with securing my payment before me touching it, that would be fair. But if strings are hidden or incomprehensible for simple people and first comes the touching and only then the taxes, then it is a scam. If the king limits my options to not use his money or tricks me into using it, it is also a scam.

Whereas this is simple: if I give you the land around me so you could protect me, the land is yours. If I don't give you the land, you don't have to protect me. If I don't fully give you the land or give it with strings attached, you don't have to take it and don't have to protect me.