• aidan@lemmy.world
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    8 个月前

    One is something you choose to pay, the other you get shot if you don’t pay. There is a pretty big difference.

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      One is something you choose to pay, the other you get shot if you don’t pay.

      Contract claims and property claims are ultimately enforceable by government force, as well. A “no trespassing” or “no loitering” sign, or a “Copyrighted work, all rights reserved” notice is enforceable by men with guns, too.

      If taxation is theft, the same reasoning would extend to property being theft, too.

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        Depends how the property was claimed. Most property in the US was illegitimately claimed.