Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ames.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!intelca!qantel!dual!ames!al From: al@ames.UUCP (Al Globus) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.politics.theory Subject: Re: Why taxation *is* coercive Message-ID: <832@ames.UUCP> Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 20:00:14 EST Article-I.D.: ames.832 Posted: Thu Feb 28 20:00:14 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 08:17:13 EST References: <4759@ucbvax.ARPA> <21656@lanl.ARPA> Organization: NASA-Ames Research Center, Mtn. View, CA Lines: 9 Xref: watmath net.politics:7923 net.politics.theory:299 > By what right can a government force a person from her home if taxes are > not paid? Does the government own the land upon which she lives? Does > the government own her house? Does the government have a right to say > whether or not this person can stay in a house that she owns, paid for with > her salary, that she earned from selling her labor, eitc? Or is something {etc....} The government doesn't need the right, its got the force.