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Re:A Woman Who Lives 200k Years in the Past by costcopizza on Thursday April 02, 2020 @04:49PM (#22763637)
I too have thought about this. What would be the alternative?

Perhaps a legal opt-out? No participation in entitlement programs in exchange for no property taxes or zoning rules?

Maybe dedicated cities or areas for this type of living? I’m sure you can do this nowadays, but it’s technically illegal, no?

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Re:A Woman Who Lives 200k Years in the Past by greiskul on Thursday April 02, 2020 @05:56PM (#22764317)
Taxes also pay for things that people rarely think about, like police. And yes, I know some people have guns in their house, and live in places where police take ages to get there. But I'm not aware of anyone in America that has to stress over a local warlord.
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Re:A Woman Who Lives 200k Years in the Past by jacobush on Thursday April 02, 2020 @07:25PM (#22764913)
... I hear Chicago is a bit like that. Or apparently, New Orleans:

https://www.npr.org/2015/05/08/405191537/cop-out?t=158587084...

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