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Re: Fair Tax?
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Originally Posted by liberty1776
By definition, a tax is something which people do not have an option to not pay. How do people have an option whether or not to pay the FairTax?
As for paying for the common defence I would have to ask you what common defence? The common defence of the world? Nation? State? City? Or some other arbitrary group of people? Is there a reason I should be forced to pay for the defence of people in Maine? Is there a reason people in Maine should be forced to pay for the defence of people in Georgia?
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You do have the option not to pay. Of course you must deal with the consequences of that decision which means leaving the country or going to jail. But the choice is entirely yours.
Your question "what common defence?" is an issue for election time. Not an argument against paying taxes.
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