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I feel like I'm in crazytown when I express distress about taxation - literally people forcibly taking away your property - and ppl act like I'm the crazy one. Sure, you could argue that this forcible theft is worth it, and I'll respect that, but it's still not crazy to be upset.

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Income taxes is akin to slavery, with government saying it owns your body/labor for 3-4months/yr all because you exist and born into a system of exploitation.

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Unlike slavery, no one is forcing you to work, which is a big difference if you think about it

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Really? Since when?

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This analogy would be closer to: "If you do agree with someone to work for $10, we will force you to work an extra hour for us" or something; the slavery is contingent on a voluntary agreement with someone else.

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I’d say that we should simply not compare things to slavery when they’re contingent on a voluntary agreement with someone else

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Is taxing your home, that you already paid for, a voluntary agreement or is it government coöpting private property and claiming ownership?

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