Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoOwing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury youlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square323fedilinkarrow-up1750arrow-down187
arrow-up1663arrow-down1external-linkOwing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury youlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square323fedilink
minus-squarecheers_queers@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·2 days agothere have been entire civilizations that didn’t rely on taxes and cops, and they managed just fine. this is a Western/colonial mindset.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoFeel free to name one for discussion.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 days agoAny “civilization” without some form of taxation is either primitive hunter gatherers, or a despotism where the chief already owns everything and everyone.
there have been entire civilizations that didn’t rely on taxes and cops, and they managed just fine. this is a Western/colonial mindset.
Feel free to name one for discussion.
Any “civilization” without some form of taxation is either primitive hunter gatherers, or a despotism where the chief already owns everything and everyone.