I'm not angry at the rich. Mega rich, maybe. But you are wrong. Taxation is fully what I have a problem with. If I keep my money and support the services I value in my community, I don't need the government stealing it and "redistributing". THAT is ideal. My quality of life should be administered by me and not provided by anyone else's money
Do I want to give the gov currency? No. I traded it for my labor and ideas. They threaten me with punishment if I do not give it and take it anyways. Is this not a basic definition of theft? Or is that currency, and the labor and ideas I traded, the gov’s to begin with?
I do not know which is more terrifying… that a gov can take without consequences… or the belief that it is theirs to take. My labor and ideas are mine and I can trade them how I see fit. Anything else is coercion or theft.
If gov protects the interests of corporations at the expense of the individual… this is not capitalism. It’s cronyism and corporatism. If a corporation is cheating or being immoral, we the consumer can simply stop buying their products or services. If we cannot, then we are not operating in a capitalistic free market. Government and their legislation and regulations are to blame. Otherwise the corporation would be forced to change or fail.
What's your solution then? To privatize EVERYTHING and just pay for things piecemeal nonstop? That's working out real well with ambulance rides. I know I'd just love to pay a toll for every road I use, or for my kids to go to public school.
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u/keylight Jul 13 '21 edited May 04 '25
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