What do you think of the argument that one can give the money to charities that do the same things as government?
Also, do you think that fundamentally the vegan argument could be applied to taxes, only that in the latter case the taxes also go to good things and you can be punished for not paying? Or would you say they are fundamentally different in the sense that tax resistance doesn’t actually save lives?
Or maybe, would you say veganism doesn’t actually save animals either?
I don’t know any charities that pay police or build roads. I also don’t think those things should be funded by charities; I think public goods should be funded from the public purse.
Policing and roads are primarily paid for by local taxes. Either way, the government will always be able to raise funding for the necessities. Even if we got to the point where everyone became a war tax resister, the government would, out of necessity, end their wars and torture and people would start paying taxes again.
I agree with Brian.
What do you think of the argument that one can give the money to charities that do the same things as government?
Also, do you think that fundamentally the vegan argument could be applied to taxes, only that in the latter case the taxes also go to good things and you can be punished for not paying? Or would you say they are fundamentally different in the sense that tax resistance doesn’t actually save lives?
Or maybe, would you say veganism doesn’t actually save animals either?
I don’t know any charities that pay police or build roads. I also don’t think those things should be funded by charities; I think public goods should be funded from the public purse.
Policing and roads are primarily paid for by local taxes. Either way, the government will always be able to raise funding for the necessities. Even if we got to the point where everyone became a war tax resister, the government would, out of necessity, end their wars and torture and people would start paying taxes again.