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I've been having trouble following the logic of AnCaps who condemn democracy yet advocate the complete abolishment of government. If you abolish the government, does it not become pure democracy? Who will decide the rules of society if not the majority of the people in that society?
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"Sure you can. It's called exchange. And when are you going to respond to the rest of my earlier post?" I don't know. But who can "buy" 500,000 dollars from a man who makes 2 million dollars a year? It's not possible. Taxation can do that.
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[quote]If it is good my must it be coerced?[/quote] Perhaps because the possessor of that money is too greedy to give it away?
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You can't "buy" a millionare's money.
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[quote user="Daniel Muffinburg"]Could you provide a direct quote of an AnCap using "wrong" in this context?[/quote] http://mises.org/daily/1103 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWNVImJJU14
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[quote]You could certainly say that stealing an apple from a fruit stand in order to give it to some starving child is morally good. I would not nessarily agree with that statement. But to say that it is justified is to misunderstand what justice is. By stealing the apple, you have taken something to which you had no legitimate claim - you were in the
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[quote]Now we have a society where, instead of mutual, voluntary co-operation, everyone is trying to get ahead by sticking their hand into the other guy's pocket.[/quote] True. If we have a society wherein everyone is held to the exact same standards as the Government complete chaos would transpire (which is why this idea of rights must be instilled
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[quote]Taxation is inefficient, and involuntary -- it has bad consequences and violates what many libertarians believe to be natural rights. By any libertarian ethical standard, its "wrong." I don't know what more you want. It seems like you're saying "sure, but whats wrong with bad consequences and rights violations?"[/quote
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[quote]What is "unjustified"? I could certainly say that helping the poor and elderly justifies taxes.[/quote] Is that what taxes do? Help the poor and elderly? In this system, somewhat. (Sorry for my sloppy handling of the forum box.)
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In this system somewhat.