Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!columbia!topaz!josh 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 Article-I.D.: topaz.3700 Posted: Thu Sep 19 18:38:03 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 13:38:24 EDT Reply-To: josh@topaz.UUCP (J Storrs Hall) Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 14 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