Thesis: taxation is theft Antithesis: ownership is theft Synthesis: neither of those are theft. renting is theft.
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as trumpism has shown, direct democracy is just as susceptible to the same attacks as a republican structure, because both rely on a liberated, educated, and well-linked civil populace. it is the corruption of our society, and destruction of our economy, that festers fascism
People have a lot more stake and avenues for change in local and state governments. So many people would be better off if states had the power to provide financial relief during the pandemic, but only the feds can "just run a deficit"
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remember when greece went bankrupt within the EU and that was widely (and not incorrectly) hailed as a condemnation of the cession of sovereign mints to a larger, more distant, central bank that can choose whether or not to grant a principality money ha ha ha
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I'm not even arguing that states should have the ability to issue currency. But they should have the ability to intentionally borrow money to cover a deficit
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