What If Andrew Yang Was Right?

Re:What If Andrew Yang Was Right? by ubercow13 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @11:11AM (#22605592)

Taxation is not stealing. In the ECHR for example your right to property is completely superseded by anything the government decides is in the best interest of society:

>(1) Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law.

>(2) The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a state to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties.

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Re:What If Andrew Yang Was Right? by kuzimoto on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @12:03PM (#22606259)

> No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest

As I mentioned, taxes for public goods makes sense. If they are just going directly to someone else's pocket then it's not exactly for the "public" at that point.

The ECHR is missing the freedom of speech, so I wouldn't look to that as a leader in individual rights.

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