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Re:IRS guidance for thieves, drug dealers, and corrupt offic... by missedthecue on Friday April 02, 2021 @11:00PM (#26678099)
I think the libertarians of all people would have an ample supply of munitions. I could see a libertarian offering a pirate safari
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Re:IRS guidance for thieves, drug dealers, and corrupt offic... by astrange on Saturday April 03, 2021 @04:50AM (#26679372)
They wouldn't be able to maintain a sewer system or a public health infrastructure though so they'd probably all get cholera.
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Re:IRS guidance for thieves, drug dealers, and corrupt offic... by webmaven on Saturday April 03, 2021 @01:21PM (#26682823)
> They wouldn't be able to maintain a sewer system or a public health infrastructure though so they'd probably all get cholera.

But imagine the market for patent snake-oil medicines that would create! The business opportunities boggle the mind.

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Re:IRS guidance for thieves, drug dealers, and corrupt offic... by splintercell on Saturday April 03, 2021 @03:37PM (#26684033)
Keep moving the goal posts. All these things can be done (as they are generally done privately). The only thing Libertarians can't do is fight a total war.
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Re:IRS guidance for thieves, drug dealers, and corrupt offic... by astrange on Saturday April 03, 2021 @05:30PM (#26684907)
Yes, they can be paid for by turning to piracy so you don't have to raise taxes.

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/771371881

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Re:IRS guidance for thieves, drug dealers, and corrupt offic... by splintercell on Thursday April 08, 2021 @02:22PM (#26742031)
Piracy can only happen in non-private properties.
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