On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Nick Arnett<[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 3:12 PM, John Williams <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> What I have written is that taxation (taking someone's money) limits a >> person's freedom. That is obviously true. > > There is nothing obviously true about it,
Say I have two $1 bills. I could choose to go to McDonald's and buy a burger and fries. Now someone takes one of my dollars. Now I can only buy a burger, or fries, but not both. My choices have been limited. My freedom to choose has been limited. That is obvious. Now, you may argue that I got some value for the dollar that was taken from me. Perhaps. But since I would not have chosen that particular use for my dollar, it is less value than I would have gotten otherwise. > so it is nonsense to talk about > them outside of the context of politics, as you keep doing. I concede the point to the expert on nonsense. _______________________________________________ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
