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Subject: Re: Re: 'Majority' rule - (nf)
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inmet!nrh    Oct 29 23:35:00 1984

>***** inmet:net.politics / dciem!ul / 10:06 am  Oct 29, 1984
>
>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.
>-- 
>
>Martin Taylor
>----------

You're probably thinking of the "whiskey rebellion".

How do you define a social group?  I'm told (is this still true?) that
Monaco has no taxes (I'm told it supports government activity by a
casino and by fees for services), and that no taxes existed in Medieval
Ireland (which was composed of groups of about 80) and Iceland (which
had no central King or government) -- I give here as reference for these
last two, a speech by economist David Friedman listing them as
"essentially libertarian societies" at the libertarian Nominating
convention some months ago.

Thanks a lot for the sweeping generalization, Martin, but I don't recall
hearing authoritatively that that one must be stolen from to exist,
even in groups.