| > Of course not. You can, however, compel people to pay taxes. And you can compel people to not just throw their garbage out into the street. You cannot compel people to pay taxes, as New York discovered to its chagrin. [0] These are no longer Oregon Trail days, where to move you have to sell property and buy a stagecoach and oxen and spare axles. You just sort of buy another house in Arizona or Florida to ride out winters and don't spend more than 179 days a year in New York. > If you think taxes are equal to slavery, you've never been a real slave. Slavery is just an extreme form of taxation. Not only do you give up all fruits of your labor, but also give up your children from you. If you don't believe me, you face fines for taking your kids out of public school in the US and the UK for taking your kids on vacation while school is in session. Probably because because they know better than you do what your child needs. How's that non-slavery working out for you? [1] [2] [0] https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/State-facing-unexpec... [1] https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/taking-kids-school-travel/stor... [2] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/family-holidays/term-time... |