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0 pointsgolergka2y ago0 comments

Tolls and subscriptions, obviously.

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mschaef2y ago· 2 in thread

This makes me wonder about the free rider problem. If a hostile force invades the country, what do you do with the people that are delinquent on their "Military Defense" subscription?

golergkaOP2y ago

They wouldn't be able to live there in the first place. If you don't pay, you don't get the service.

The secret ingredient that separates a fee from tax is the same that separates sex from rape: consent.

dahart2y ago

Then there’s no difference in outcome between the options you’ve described. Nobody’s forcing you to live here, you have given consent.

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