125 sats \ 6 replies \ @justanumber 27 Jan \ on: Bitcoiner and Socialist bitcoin
Oh boy, where to start?
Tell that to people who live in countries that are working hard to feed their family and pay minimum 50% tax plus all the double/triple dipping, goods and services tax, property tax, car tax, fines for not paying said tax, inflation the biggest tax of all. It goes on and on, click here for a comprehensive US list
The problem is when the state takes our taxes, plus all their counterfeit money that they printed, and give it to themselves, to the arms companies et al to fund endless war and corruption, big pharma, big ag, big corps, meanwhile there is rampant poverty, failing education sector, run down health services, underfunded public services societal collapse and the rest...
Socialism is an ideology that may seem virtuous and sensible, when sold in a certain way, but fails to work because the the very ones professing to implement it have no intention of being fair and equitable. It's fairy tale land.
It could be worth some more research on your part.
You never seem to have lived in a functioning socialist country. I have. Plenty of wealthy people in those +50% countries have no problem paying such tax. Its a hard thing to comprehend for the American mind.
Sorry if i incorrectly assume you to be American.
I agree though on the hidden tax that is inflation. Its one of the reasons i support Bitcoin. Without being libertarian. I applaud OP for coming up for his beliefs. Bitcoin is apolitical.
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What about the corruption and bankers wars? If they can print trillions and trillions out of thin air backed by nothing to fund endless war, then why the heck to we need to pay tax?
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I'm not American. I just put that link in there as it was the first list with shed load of tax examples that came up so I didn't have to sit there thinking of a gazillion examples of how governments screw over the little guy all day & every day of their lives. How does that saying go? Only one thing certain in life: death and taxes.
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It does not matter what names you bring on taxes. Most people that have a decent job would be able to pay all those taxes. Taxes in the US used to be alot higher in the '70, and so was the standard of living. You could afford a home on a single paycheck.
Look at the scandinavian countries. They have the most happy people living there, and also very left policies.
it's cheaper to get everyone basic needs than to have this huge law and order burden that isn't actually helping anyone
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So if you have a surplus of cash but I need some cash it is not theft for me to take it from you?
I can accept someone saying taxes are a necessary evil for a modern society but if you don't recognize that they are collected by coercion and have no reasoning you can express in defense. We are at an impasse.
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