Sunday 7 February 2010

There is no social contract

We owe taxes for living in the country dominated by the Government, but why? Why do we owe taxes to a controlling group, whether elected by democracy or not? Are they benevolent if we must pay taxes? It would be more kind if we are free to not pay without physical consequence(s).

Could we have a Government, or organisational structure with laws and rules, courts and justice without taxes? Justice doesn't require taxes. We don't need to pay to be protected, from criminals. The Government has no right to incarcerate those who would prefer to not pay taxes. If we will suffer from lack of Government protection, let us suffer, we do not need to be protected from anything.

We (people) can look after ourselves. We are not so helpless really and if we protect ourselves, in our own interest, this is better than to rely on being protected by someone else who gets paid, whether they do a good job or not, and would refuse their services to (and in fact attack, incarcerate) those who do not pay. Even a voluntary service would be better protection than the Government.

The Government claims to protect us and yet will incarcerate those who do not pay. If they like us, why would they punish us in this way? Why do people owe taxes? So what if everyone else has paid taxes? It's fine if no one pays taxes. Let the Government fund itself. The Government should earn its own money. Violence is not a legitimate manner in which to accrue income. If people don't want to pay, they should be free to refuse.

If you don't pay taxes, you suffer physical consequences which is violent, and wrong. It's not a crime to not pay taxes, it doesn't hurt anyone and is inactive and idle, which is never criminal. The Government hasn't been harmed by our inactivity, of course not. What's wrong with not paying taxes? What crime has been perpetrated by the person who doesn't pay taxes? Who(m) have they harmed?

We don't owe any debt.

People should not be forced to pay taxes, let them not pay. Why force people to pay taxes? Since people don't want to, as we must assume, then why not let them be free not to pay? Is there a need to make them pay, what is it? What is the reason for taxes?

Taxes should be voluntary, with no obligation to pay; they should cease to exist. We should be free not to pay taxes. We have a right to be free of taxes, since we did not enter into the contract with our agreement. There can be no Social Contract because to be valid a contract requires that we have agreed, which we have not, yet.

There should be no taxes.

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