Compared to the United States, people in Britain enjoy a far wider range of public services. For example, here the NHS covers the entire country but in America 41 million people are uninsured and live without regular healthcare. The welfare state isn't cheap, however, and people in Britain pay for it. In the United States the tax burden is 25.1% of GDP, but in Britain taxes consume 35.5% of the total economy. The latest research from YouGov shows that most Americans (53%) say that your right to keep the money you earn is a stronger moral argument than a duty to contribute towards public services, something only 37% of Americans feel is the stronger moral issue. The situation is reversed in Britain, where 63% of people say that your duty to contribute is a stronger moral argument than your right to keep the money you earn.Attitudes differ so significantly between the US and the UK that the responses of Democrats in the US are largely the same as the responses of right-wing, Conservative Party voters in the UK. 56% of Democrats and 55% of Conservatives say that the duty to contribute to public services is the stronger moral argument. This compares to 71% of left-wing Labour voters in the UK, and only 24% of Republicans in the US.
I can accept taxation as a form of contract between an individual and the government, exchanging money for services and benefits from the government.It should be consent-based, however.Taxation without offering a choice is theft.
I'm really interested to know how many of the people in here, regardless of opinion, are tax-paying adults with a full-time profession.
In video games such as Minecraft, Socialism actually works. In real life, in America, no way could it
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Quote from: Lemy the Lizerd on November 09, 2014, 12:46:24 PMI can accept taxation as a form of contract between an individual and the government, exchanging money for services and benefits from the government.It should be consent-based, however.Taxation without offering a choice is theft.If we could choose to pay taxes, nobody would and nothing would ever get funding.
I'm of the belief that taxation is theft. That said, it is necessary for there to be a government.
Quote from: BrenMan 94 on November 10, 2014, 06:48:49 AMI'm of the belief that taxation is theft. That said, it is necessary for there to be a government.Without taxes where would the founds for your roads and other state founded things come from?
Quote from: bang bang on November 09, 2014, 04:05:04 PMQuote from: Forgewolf on November 09, 2014, 04:04:05 PMIn video games such as Minecraft, Socialism actually works. In real life, in America, no way could itMinecraft seems more communist. Well I guess it depends on the server.I'd make the argument that Minecraft is the epitome of Capitalism. I don't know many of Minecraft communities where everyone lives together in pure Communism. Everybody has their own private hoard. Think about it: You spawn into a new world and it's your job to adapt and exploit it.
Quote from: Forgewolf on November 09, 2014, 04:04:05 PMIn video games such as Minecraft, Socialism actually works. In real life, in America, no way could itMinecraft seems more communist. Well I guess it depends on the server.
Unlike Americans, Brits think taxation is a moral duty
