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From: josh@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (J Storrs Hall)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: Re: Taxation is theft
Message-ID: <3700@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU>
Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 18:38:03 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 19 18:38:03 1985
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In article <762@cybvax0.UUCP> mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz) writes:
>I could emigrate to another nation tomorrow.  Upon changing my citizenship
>(by renunciation or accepting other citizenship), I can cut any claims to
>taxes on my future earnings, conscription, or other requirement by the US
>government.
>Mike Huybensz		...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh

Mike's argument: by throwing away his income from sources in this
country, he can prevent the government from stealing part of it.
Well, Mike, if I burn my furniture as firewood it will prevent
your breaking into my house and stealing it.  That does not make 
your doing so the less theft.

--JoSH