Buying and selling is a right if both the buyer and seller agreed,
the government has no right to say the seller can not sell or the
buyer buy goods and services that do not harm non contractual
parties. Now true if every property owner has the right to secde from
the government a tax could be a membership fee and actually a users
fee not a tax. If there was a fee on both imports and exports if the
secding merchant wished to trade with people in the US they would
still be paying the tax, if they traded only with foreign companies
yet the foreign companies traded with the US the seceding merchant
would be paying the tax indirectly but if they did not trade with the
US or their trades with others can not connected with the US then
they will not pay the tax.
Outside trade may not be a problem with those that live on the
border or on the coast but it might for landlock property
owners.
Still it could be argued that the US or a state has no right to
landlock a property owner unless the property owner is a clear
security risk.
--- In [email protected], "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> No. That isn't what I said. Perhaps you should read it again.
>
> I will go on record as saying, "Not all taxation is theft and not
all
> taxation is force."
>
> I consider any tax on your rights to be an act of force. I do not
> consider extremely low and flat rate tariffs that do not hamper the
> ability of people to trade in America to be initiating force. You
can
> speak to any nobel prize winning economist you like to see if 3%
> hampers their ability to trade. People do NOT have the RIGHT to
bring
> goods into America to sell in our markets. This is a PRIVILEDGE,
not
> a right.
>
> Usage fees & excise taxes can be avoided by not using those services
> and tariffs can be avoided by purchasing goods made in America.
This
> means there is no force what-so-ever. If you CHOOSE to buy imported
> goods, you CHOOSE to willingly pay the extremely low tariffs
> associated with it. The overall price of the product does not go
up,
> and in fact compared to our current tariffs, it would most likely
go down.
>
> I say using tariffs and excise taxes (which are not the initiation
of
> force) we can fund 100% of the Constitutional parts of government.
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], <boyd.w.smith@> wrote:
> >
> > From: Paul <ptireland@>
> > > Also, as far as funding a limited government, it can be funded
> > > completely without taxing income, but not completely without
taxation.
> > > This is the true dilemma of real libertarianism (aka...NOT
> > > anarchy).
> >
> > So then according to you, initiating a little force is ok if it is
> only a little force and for a good cause?
> >
> > BWS
> >
>
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