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You wouldn’t even take social security benefits despite (I assume) having been forced to pay social security taxes?

Even Ayn Rand took social security benefits. Some people point to that as hypocrisy, but I feel if the government forced you to pay into a program it is moral to take back from it (though not more than you contributed), even if you morally object to the program overall.

I can understand preferring to handle your own affairs rather than pay into SS. But why would you be so opposed to it that you'd rather die than receive SS payments?

The level of unprovoked violence used to enforce social security I find unjustifiable just to satisfy my material requirements.

Do you take that attitude towards all other government services?

Yes, I went out of my way to live in a place with no public roads, no public utilites, no fire, and no police and in a house built with no government inspections. Whenever there is a way to avoid interacting with public services I do everything I can to avoid them.

At least you're consistent! But I do have to question your claim that "a large portion" of people are like this, or even that they just want to avoid SS and never mind the rest. That's an extremely niche position.

Well, computing and AI technology is going to be nationalized and state owned in a couple years. Good luck.

I'm curious what you mean by "violence" here.

Generally you can infer they mean taxation.

Or what happens to them if they try to "opt out" of paying those taxes.

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