Centinel
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- Oct 12, 2011
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Yes, of course it is taxation. And I think it is important to keep clearly in mind exactly what taxation is. It is the taking of another's property, it just happens to be being done by government people.we have been over this before. Your hyperbolic over the top USE OF FORCE is actually taxation. So lets get real.
"Running a government" can mean lots of things. To you, it means using the government to take money from some people and hand it to others. I happen to believe that taking other people's stuff to hand over to another is wrong, whether it is done by government or not. You obviously are fine with taking other people's stuff to give to others.You seem to be the only person who feels you can run a government for 311 million people without a system of compulsory taxation.
Having the government act as your thug does not equate to "running the government". I think that "running the government" means having the government PROTECT the life, liberty, and property of its citizens, not act as a street corner mugger.
It all boils down to what you think a government should be used for. For some, it is used to as a protector. On the other hand, your agenda is to have the government act as a looting machine, taking from some in order to hand money over to others.