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Re:Ask HN: A company used my source code for their product. ... by charlesdm on Friday October 12, 2018 @03:21PM (#18203977)

Taxes are a form of solidarity. Now, I might agree some tax rates are significantly too high and those could be seen as theft (because you do not agree what they are spent on), but a reasonable amount of taxes need to be paid to cover the basic infrastructure of a country.

I'm sure many people in developing countries wouldn't mind paying more than 5 or 10% taxes if it meant they actually got something back for their money.

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Re:Ask HN: A company used my source code for their product. ... by undefined_user4 on Friday October 12, 2018 @03:49PM (#18204193)

You say solidarity. I say indoctrination. It's not solidarity if the government brainwashes people.

Of course we need infrastructure. You don't need taxes to get it.

Here's what taxes are: You think you know what I should do with my money.

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Re:Ask HN: A company used my source code for their product. ... by charlesdm on Friday October 12, 2018 @05:00PM (#18204690)

You are free to move to a country with a low (or no) income tax rate. Monaco is great if you can afford it.

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Re:Ask HN: A company used my source code for their product. ... by anoncoward111 on Friday October 12, 2018 @05:35PM (#18204883)

Certain cities in Ukraine are quite livable (Lviv, mostly) and have lenient visa and taxation policies too, if Monaco is a bit too rich for one's blood.

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Re:Ask HN: A company used my source code for their product. ... by matt_the_bass on Saturday October 13, 2018 @01:06AM (#18206527)

I just got back from Monaco. Can you tell me what you think is so great about it? Personally I prefer the French villages not tooo far away.

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