Re: Final Challenge to Socialists

Samael (Samael@dial.pipex.com)
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:37:31 -0000

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From: Terry Donaghe <tdonaghe@yahoo.com> To: extropians@extropy.com <extropians@extropy.com> Date: 11 December 1998 01:35
Subject: Final Challenge to Socialists

>In order for socialism to exist, the government must use violence to
>force it's citizens to pay taxes.

I would contend that individual citizens refusing to pay tax is an act of theft against all people. (the basic items from which all else is produced belonging to everyone). An act of theft can be reasonably met with the threat of violence to return that which has been stolen.

Samael