• @tusker@monero.townOP
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    61 year ago

    The government should be extremely limited and funded by fees charged for useful services it provides, if needed a small sales tax could be instituted locally.

    Rights need to be restored back to the individual so people can take care of themselves as needed in terms of defense and health care instead of sending 80% of their income to be wasted relying on some horrible and inefficient system. Once we wrangle the state back down to size people will have more than enough wealth to give to charities to help the poor.

    • @Madison420@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The government should be extremely limited and funded by fees charged for useful services it provides, if needed a small sales tax could be instituted locally.

      Congratulations you just described taxation.

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            1 year ago

            Taxes is not voluntary, threats of violence and violence is used to extract wealth from victims.

            You have been indoctrinated that evil is OK on a “social scale”. You are a pawn dupe.

            • @Madison420@lemmy.world
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              31 year ago

              Taxes are voluntary. Resign your citizenship and go stateless. It’s an option right here right now but I imagine your not going to do that since society is kinda nice to have around.

              Nope, reading comprehension boss. I never once said I agree, I simply stated fact and reality.

              • @tusker@monero.townOP
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                11 year ago

                So we should have just told the slaves to resign and go master-less instead of trying to abolish slavery. After all who would pick the cotton if the slaves were not there…they were nice to have around.

    • @Tavarin@lemmy.ca
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      51 year ago

      on some horrible and inefficient system.

      Boy, do I have news for you about private companies. Turns out government works tend to be more efficient, and less wasteful than private.

      • @tusker@monero.townOP
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        21 year ago

        Turns out it does not. 50% of stolen money (tax revenue) is used to murder people around the world.

        • @Tavarin@lemmy.ca
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          31 year ago

          What companies are making those weapons and arms used in wars? Private companies, paid for with tax dollars.

          Also, only 12% of the US federal budget went to the military in 2022. Social Security, Healthcare, and Welfare were all bigger parts of US federal spending, with medicare just being behind military spending.