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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @justin_shocknet 16h \ parent \ on: Is it possible for a society to be taxless? AskSN
Anything people have to pay for but don't want to pay for will eventually become taxes
First they'll call that thing they're forced to pay for a human right
Then the government with nationalize or subsidize it
Then it becomes paid for with taxes
Very true.
Furthermore Anarcho Capitalism doesn't do anything about "politics". Sure we could do away with all regulations and instead have things mediated by insurance companies...but eventually there would be "industry groups" that got together to make common decisions for the various big insurance companies (ie. should we require interior house paint to have flame retardant material to reduce house fires...etc)
Once that starts then politics just moves to "who can get appointed to that industry group - and how to influence that person".
Basically my view is Anarcho Capitalisms final form would look fairly indistinguishable from small-gov constitutional gov at the practical level....its just a long arduous trip around the block.
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trip around the block
Impossible to overstate that...
I've seen pro-monarchy stuff picking up on twitter, IIRC Luke Jr among them... now all of a sudden "No Kings" protests over the weekend?
The Overton Window getting blown the fuck open because history is a carousel.
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