Because you get some basic services back, like roads.
Imagine the mess that are ISP peering agreements but for private transit. Jesus this community truly lives in a bubble.
Imagine the mess that are ISP peering agreements but for private transit. Jesus this community truly lives in a bubble.
If for some reason you refuse to pay for these basic services, I will then be forced to destroy your livelihood and possibly imprison you.
Ofcourse the pro-taxation crowd simply does does not understand this - they argue that you did indeed make use of the bag of groceries. Huh? chicken-and-egg really....
And if you did, i and a bunch of other would pool our money together to order hits on strike breakers. World would be fun again until ww3
Taxation is a necessary form of funding to the entities that are responsible for managing negative externalities.The fact that they have a monopoly on violence is also a boon to society.
Taxation and the state as the primary power are fundamental components to the modern social contract. The onus is on naysayers to rovide proof that a system that lacks these components is better.
This is true only if they are arguing another system is better.
I would argue that our current system - including taxation - is immoral. Whether or not it’s “better” by whatever standard you choose to apply has no bearing on that argument.
This is the difference between the deontological and utilitarian perspectives.