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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
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Subject: Re: "Majority" rule
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Date: Tue, 23-Oct-84 14:48:06 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 23 14:48:06 1984
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/***** uokvax:net.politics / ucbcad!faustus /  7:30 pm  Oct 16, 1984 */

Now, if you deny the government's power to collect taxes from you, you
are denying the importance of this function of government. If a government
cannot tax the people to carry out its functions, it loses all of its
power. Before you can justify not paying taxes, you should try to first 
argue that we could get along without any form of government, and I don't
think you will have much success.

        Wayne
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In that case, Wayne, however did the U.S. Government survive in
the 130 years or so *before* it had a personal income tax!?!
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He never said "personal income tax". If I remember my US history, one
of the first things President Washington had to do was quash a rebellion
over payment of taxes on Corn Liquor or some such.  The US has, like
all other social groups, NEVER got along without taxes.
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Martin Taylor
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