Re:Poor land use in the world’s greatest cities carries a hu...
by Frondo on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @04:46PM
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All laws govern our actions in one way or another. No law is totally free from imposing or preventing a specific action.
As for "taking other people's property without their voluntary consent," yes, from one private citizen to another, that is true, stealing is wrong.
Extending that idea to cover taxation is also wrong; taxation isn't stealing. Taxation is paying the bill you incur by living in a place with a government that provides you with a wide variety of services.
As for "taking other people's property without their voluntary consent," yes, from one private citizen to another, that is true, stealing is wrong.
Extending that idea to cover taxation is also wrong; taxation isn't stealing. Taxation is paying the bill you incur by living in a place with a government that provides you with a wide variety of services.