orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) (02/18/85)
> Barry: > I agree! If you reread my original posting, you'll find that it says > nothing about abolishing government. Hope you didn't want to debate that > point, because I'll concede it outright. > > The point of my letter, which I thought I made clear, was simply that taxation > is coercive. That seemed to me to be a productive starting point for > further discussion. I hope further postings prove me right. > > > --Barry I am glad you agree that a government is necessary. I have never denied that taxation is coercive in some sense. As I have tried to argue it's primary coercion however is economic in nature. Stopping at red lights is also coercive however I think it is beneficial for everybody! tim sevener whuxl!orb