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Jesse Powell
@jespow
Serious question: is it still theft if you move in to a taxed geo knowing the situation in advance (assuming new taxes don’t emerge after)? What if gov provided you a one-way expatriation/relocation budget on your 18th bday/every time taxes change?
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Erik Voorhees
@ErikVoorhees
It’s theft unless you take the position that a group of people called “the government” owns all real property and everyone is just leasing or borrowing from them
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Jesse Powell
@jespow
I guess it depends on how the tax is levied -- income, sales, land, other. If you are opting in voluntarily, it's sort of like an HOA. At some point, it seems natural that people in a geo would want to pool resources for big projects, like military defense. How do you finance it?
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RufusYoakam
@RufusYoakam
You finance it via voluntary transactions without the threat of violence against those that peacefully opt out. Seems odd that it would need to be explained. But that's where we are.
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