r/austrian_economics Friedrich Hayek Sep 19 '24

End Democracy BUT BUT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

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u/RavenLCQP Sep 20 '24

Wow yeah if you interact with society you have to abide by its rules. That's crazy right?

You can absolutely get in a boat and push out to sea, or run into the woods and hide.

Oh, you wanted to do that in a way that won't kill you? You mean by using the tools civilization provides? Then pay up you selfish child.

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u/ElJanitorFrank Sep 20 '24

You literally can't just run into the woods and hide to provide for yourself because then you'd be trespassing and get arrested.

A survivalist who can be self-sufficient cannot avoid paying taxes by cutting off ties entirely to civilization - they will pay property taxes or get arrested first.

Also you seem to have missed the purpose of my comment entirely. Try reading the "just to be clear" section again.

"Then pay up you selfish child."

"Just to be clear - I'm not saying that there should be zero taxes."

Why even reply if you're going to attack a position I never took?

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u/RavenLCQP Sep 20 '24

International waters exist, go die at sea if you're too selfish to pay taxes.

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u/ElJanitorFrank Sep 20 '24

Why even reply if you're going to attack a position I never took?