Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site bunker.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!qumix!ittvax!bunker!garys From: garys@bunker.UUCP (Gary M. Samuelson) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.politics.theory Subject: Re: Re: Why taxation *is* coercive Message-ID: <730@bunker.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 09:20:10 EST Article-I.D.: bunker.730 Posted: Mon Feb 18 09:20:10 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 20-Feb-85 06:43:45 EST References: <4759@ucbvax.ARPA> <21656@lanl.ARPA> Organization: Bunker Ramo, Trumbull Ct Lines: 18 Xref: utcs net.politics:7458 net.politics.theory:147 > > By what right can a government force a person from her home if taxes are > > not paid? > Why is this person who doesn't pay taxes assumed to be female? > J. Giles The only one making that assumption is yourself; haven't you heard of the generic 'she'? It's fairly popular on the net these days, having been introduced as a substitute for the generic 'he', which makes some women feel left out. Once in a while, something happens which gives a man (me) insight into a problem he can never directly experience... Kudos for whoever introduced the generic 'she'. Gary Samuelson