Re: [Vo]:OT: How government institutions tax citizens under a Virtual Currency system - (2 of 2)

2010-12-27 Thread Craig Haynie
This is a science list, but since this thread continues to pursue socialist ideals here, I think it appropriate to revisit the moral argument. The most moral thing you can say about any plan such as this, is that it's a-moral, that there is no such thing as morality, and that you're pursuing the

[Vo]:RE: OT: How government institutions tax citizens under a Virtual Currency system - (2 of 2)

2010-12-27 Thread OrionWorks
From Craig: ... Virtual Currency system - (2 of 2) This is a science list, but since this thread continues to pursue socialist ideals here, I think it appropriate to revisit the moral argument. The most moral thing you can say about any plan such as this, is that it's a-moral,

Re: [Vo]:RE: OT: How government institutions tax citizens under a Virtual Currency system - (2 of 2)

2010-12-27 Thread Craig Haynie
Craig, it's not clear to me what it is about the proposed Virtual Currency (VC) system that you are uncomfortable with. I think it would be more productive if you could give me specific details. What is it that you don't like? Expressing (quite eloquently I might add) that the Virtual

Re: [Vo]:RE: OT: How government institutions tax citizens under a Virtual Currency system - (2 of 2)

2010-12-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
Craig Haynie cchayniepub...@gmail.com wrote: If we were taxed at 100% of our income, would that be different than slavery? So what are we when we are taxed at 50% of our income? As I said before, we are free citizens in a Democracy, with the option to vote for politicians who will reduce