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RE: Why I Left Canada and Became A Citizen of the Dominican Republic
While I agree with you that the US and Canada have become such an intrusive government, taking hard earned money away, I don't agree that one shouldn't pay taxes. I'm constantly bewildered by "anarchist" and libertarians. Who's going to pay for that road you drive on? Unfortunately we live in a f'ed up world, and you'll need military. What about fire department? Police? Are you suggesting to privatize these things? So we have to pay to use the roads? Pay the fire department every time they come out? I think it's wrong to assume taxes are theft. HIGH taxes are theft, fair taxes aren't. If I were a citizen of DR, i would be pissed off to see you driving in the streets, you're simply taking advantage of a poor country.
Roads are paid from fuel taxes. Not income taxes. And besides, since we do not print our money, but instead borrow it from foreign banks, with compounded interest attached, our income tax pays for pretty much nothing except debt. All the money spend on the military etc. is borrowed. In reality, if we took back control over our central banks, the government could print the exact same money with no interest attached and spend it into existence. Problem solved.