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26 May 2012, 10:52 am

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ruveyn -- Once again I must make the legal point that taxes are not a crime. They are in fact laws which dictate the collection of whatever under the authority of the sovereign. One may disagree with tax laws and besmirch them, but they are not crimes.


Legalized theft. Therefore not a crime. Our government commits its outrages under the cover of legality.

What the Nazis did to the Jews and others was completely legal in Germany at the time it was done.

Legality is no guarantee of justice.

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26 May 2012, 12:14 pm

WilliamWDelaney wrote:
If everyone had a sense of civic duty, anarchy would be perfectly sustainable, even ideal.

As long as one person lacks a sense of civic duty, we will need laws, therefore government.


And people like you will determine everyone's "fair share". Right?

Humans have only one objectively real duty. To die when their bodies break down. Everything else is a choice.

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29 May 2012, 10:59 am

I just can't wait until I become Grand Poobah !