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Are taxes necessary?

Yes, we need more taxes
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Yes, in some cases
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No, never
- 10 (55.6%)
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- 3 (16.7%)

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LoveFreedomAndLiberty

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Taxes
« on: January 08, 2012, 05:32:34 PM »

Are taxes necessary?
Do you feel taxes should be increased, decreased, or eliminated?
What do you like or dislike about taxes?
What do taxes go to?
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Re: Taxes
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 06:34:43 PM »

Being a voluntarist , If you want your own society or "government" you can levy "taxes" or charges for services on a voluntary basis.

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Re: Taxes
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2012, 08:08:23 PM »

User fees instead of taxes.  The government DOES provide services to society that we all do in fact use.  There's no denying that.  Just because the vast majority of crap they do is garbage that we have no interest in doesn't mean that a small portion of their activity isn't actually useful to society.  And those particularly rare features of government that can be beneficial could be funded easily by use fees.
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Re: Taxes
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2012, 09:47:41 PM »

Nope, never.
But then, I don't think government is necessary either.

Pay for the services you use.   
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Re: Taxes
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2012, 06:56:45 AM »

Checked 'some taxes' - Fees for services used.
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Re: Taxes
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2012, 10:07:14 AM »

You know whats really gonna suck?


When I win that Mega-Millions jackpot tonight and end up paying $220,000,000 in taxes on it.
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Re: Taxes
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2012, 02:03:56 PM »

Thought this was as good a place as any for this one.


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Re: Taxes
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2012, 08:32:47 PM »

Stop all taxation without representation.
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