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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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Aella

@Aella_Girl

"The mafia demanded a crazy high amount of money in exchange for basic protection, or else they'd hurt you. Now they're protecting you - you view it as theft, but you benefit from their protection!"

7:05 PM · Apr 24, 2021

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What would be a fair price to pay for your use of public infrastructure?

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Not 45% of my total income

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not even the same because mafias are not accountable to society and government is. There are checks and balances in government that limit what it can do along with remediation and arbitration through a judicial system.

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Who do you think fills the void when a central government is weak and ineffective? Organized groups of people advancing their goals with force. The mafia, yakuza, warlords in Somalia and Afghanistan, etc.

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That’s precisely the point - so the mafia doesn’t get to rule. Don’t pay taxes - don’t have government - rule of law changes into natural law, which is always ‘strongest wins’.

Christopher P Albanese

@ChrisPAlbanese

Apr 25, 2021

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@Aella_Girl

People seem to be misunderstanding the point of this mafia analogy (and the point of analogies, generally). It simply shows that being provided services is ALONE insufficient to establish consent.

@mormo_music

's analogy shows the same for having the ability to leave.

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