Given that there has not, as far as I know, been a stable and admirable society without taxes I doubt you can be sure about the ill effects of taxation.
Governments are also a pretty universal way of organizing societies. As far as I can see the imperfections of human nature exist in and out of government. Policing of violence answer fraud, scientific research, food safety, clean water, and education of the young all seem like they are important enough to do even when there is not a strong short term business case for them. Certainly the US has experienced large economic prosperity and technological increase and an increasingly satisfying culture with a government and with taxes. I don't know how much if any of your food or wires or medicine comes over.airplanes or highways, but for me most of my vital supplies are cheaper and safer do to government actions. The last two hundred years even the last fifty have seen less impoverishment even with taxes etc. I live in California, and work in software and it seems that the people from countries with a strong public education system are pretty productive. Even wars overall seem to be getting smaller and more controversial. On Dec 12, 2012 7:50 AM, "R A Fonda" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 12/12/2012 7:15 AM, Chris Austin-Lane wrote: > > taxes, like death, are just part of life > > > Taxes are so dangerous because they enhance and sustain government power, > which is pernicious due to the imperfections of human nature, and because > they destroy economic productivity, which impoverishes society, with all > the misery that entails. Taxes are used to sustain unproductive activity > (if such activity were productive, it would not require tax-support) > including war, imperialistic adventures, and domestic tyranny. > > I do not oppose taxes for personal reasons (I don't make enough money to > be especially burdened by them) but because they empower evil and reduce > the people to poverty. > > RAF > > >
