Re:Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have C...
by oftenwrong on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @10:11AM
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Every taxpayer is partly responsible for funding the actions of their country's military.
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Re:Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have C...
by zxcdw on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @10:27AM
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Funding someone does not make one responsile a single bit.
I am not responsible for an act you do with the knife I sold you last week, unless I did it in consent of you commiting the act. My parents aren't responsible for the acts I do.
Only when there's power, there's responsibility. Taxpayer does not have power over military, hence why taxpayer has no responsibility.
Re:Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have C...
by oftenwrong on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @03:03PM
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I see it differently. Without the tax money, the military could not operate. When I choose to pay our taxes, I am choosing to give money in support of the military's operations. I may disagree with the military's actions, but I choose supporting them (a little bit) over putting my life at risk by not paying. In that case it is a lose-lose situation.
Re:Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have C...
by sologoub on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @10:30AM
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So what do you propose as an alternative to this? Not paying isn't really an option. Move and renounce citizenship? (Remember, US has global taxation for citizen.) Not really a viable option to affect change, as you lose your right to vote, etc.
Re:Prominent Scientists Sign Declaration that Animals have C...
by oftenwrong on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @02:59PM
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I do not think there is a nice alternative. I think we should accept that we share some responsibility for the actions of our home countries. If a political group could organize enough people to withhold their tax payments as part of a protest against a certain military action, that might cause enough of a disruption to stop it. Alternatively, it might just get everyone involved thrown in prison.