From: James Rogers (jamesr@best.com)
Date: Thu Apr 04 2002 - 14:30:50 MST
On Thu, 2002-04-04 at 13:06, Smigrodzki, Rafal wrote:
> ### It might be acceptable to allow people not to pay taxes for research -
> but only if they pledge not to use medical care, not to eat, drive a car,
> read about astronomy, use a computer - in brief, not to benefit from all the
> results of scientific research applied to real life situations, without
> paying their dues.
>
> I wonder how many true libertarians would be willing to accept this
> certainly equitable but oh so difficult solution.
Ummm... I pay for the research when I buy the car, pay for the medical
care, buy my food, etc. They amortize research expenses the same way I
do for my businesses.
If your line of thinking is correct, how is it that Americans were so
technologically innovative in the 19th century absent taxation?
-James Rogers
jamesr@best.com
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