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[-] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 11 points 1 year ago

Listen, I hate cops too, but if you're taking part in and benefitting from modern society, you're gonna have to chip in for that convenience. If you don't like it, live off the grid.

[-] frevaljee@kbin.social -4 points 1 year ago

Sure, but that wasn't my point. My point is that you have no say, and therefore it isn't voluntary, making it theft technically.

[-] mild_deviation@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

It's not a very good point. You do have a say: vote.

Though it can be reasonably argued that voting doesn't work because of all the corruption, in which case all I can say is we need to stop the two party tyranny by ending FPTP voting and promote/enact ideas that reduce the influence that money can have on politics.

[-] frevaljee@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I would argue that voting doesn't make it voluntary. Even if I don't vote for a particular taxation, it might go through anyway if the majority wants it. Majority rule goes against the will of the minority.

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