Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 v7 ucbtopaz-1.8; site ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!ucbvax!ucbtopaz!mwm From: mwm@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Re: Re: More on justice Message-ID: <659@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 02:13:55 EST Article-I.D.: ucbtopaz.659 Posted: Fri Jan 18 02:13:55 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 21-Jan-85 01:56:49 EST References: <283@gargoyle.UChicago.UUCP> <1175@ut-ngp.UUCP> <671@bunker.UUCP> <656@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> <66@ucbcad.UUCP> Reply-To: mwm@ucbtopaz.UUCP (Mike Meyer) Organization: Univ. of Calif., Berkeley CA USA Lines: 21 Keywords: taxation, theft Summary: ["Taxation has two forms: Random pillage and organized extortion."] [>> = me, > = faustus@ucbcad.UUCP] >> Now, if you think that the government has the right to tax you, are you >> going to argue with it's right to spend the money as the duly elected >> officials decree? Such things as the SDI, more missiles, enforced >> discrimination, 100% retirement pay for some federal employees, etc? > >I will say that it is right to spend the money as the duly elected >officials decree. I will also say it is right to elect officials who >are going to spend the money however you want them to. You elected those >officials who are buying missles, so why are you complaining about them? > > Wayne Wait a minute! I 1) didn't complain, and 2) didn't elect (most of) those officials. I complain about the organized extortion that the government is running, and vote for people who should reduce the amount of the tax and the number of victimless crimes & post facto laws. Since the public is sold on all of the above, very few of the people I vote for get elected.