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Not really. The 'monopoly on force' thing is a lot more important than taxes.
>People only want to get married for the tax discount.
Ha.
>Maybe you mean it's optional to go to a public school? That is irrelevant.
That's what I meant. You were talking about "deliberately keeping people ignorant and uneducated". That's about going, not paying.
>the State that tells you what your name is according to your parents.
All you have to do is fill out a form to change it. The state forces that there be a name, but no further.
Being forced to do anything at all does not logically imply slavery.
Slavery is far beyond having a 100% income tax.
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Not really. The 'monopoly on force' thing is a lot more important than taxes.
>People only want to get married for the tax discount.
Ha.
>Maybe you mean it's optional to go to a public school? That is irrelevant.
That's what I meant. You were talking about "deliberately keeping people ignorant and uneducated". That's about going, not paying.
>the State that tells you what your name is according to your parents.
All you have to do is fill out a form to change it. The state forces that there be a name, but no further.
Being forced to do anything at all does not logically imply slavery.
Slavery is far beyond having a 100% income tax.