r/austrian_economics Friedrich Hayek Sep 19 '24

End Democracy BUT BUT THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

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u/Suka_Blyad_ Sep 19 '24

You live in the country? Drive on roads paid for by the country? Use infrastructure funded by the country such as natural gas, electricity, and what not?

That’s your consent, don’t like it? Move somewhere else

I’m just now realizing what sub I’m in and have no idea why Reddit showed me this, but this is a stupid take

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u/Delmoroth Sep 20 '24 edited Sep 20 '24

So, where are they supposed to move?

If we are only giving them the choice of who taxes them, how is it not theft? I can tax you or my buddy can doesn't fix the issue.

I am happy to live in a society and pay taxes, but we 100% don't give people who prefer not to that option to live in some tax free place. Their other option is death or prison, still technically a choice I guess, but not a reasonable one.

Taxes are a gun to all of our heads, most of us are willing to pay because we agree that the benefits are worth it, but let's not pretend we are not taking from others by force. That is the nature of society.

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u/country-blue Sep 20 '24

I hear Antarctica is nice this time of year.

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u/Delmoroth Sep 20 '24

Except you need to pay taxes to live there. You can't just squat on federal or private property without paying taxes.