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by jlawson 2136 days ago
Only possible thanks to government policy wielded through regulatory capture. Not a free market outcome.
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dmitriid 2136 days ago
Ok then. What would taxes look like in a "free market" where "no one is entitled to anything"?
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OCASM 2136 days ago
There would be no taxes, only voluntary cooperation.
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dmitriid 2136 days ago
What is this ideal world, I want to live in it.

Reality and all of history tells us that doesn't work at scale.

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OCASM 2136 days ago
The US used to have very little taxation. It worked fine then. Ever increasing government reach wasn't always the norm.
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dmitriid 2135 days ago
When was this "very little taxation that worked"?
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