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@TheConversationUS@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Do we morally owe #taxes?

The case against paying taxes is stronger than you might think, but the best reason to pay may be humility: it’s the surest way to treat fellow citizens fairly.

Philosophers from Socrates to Locke debate it:
https://buff.ly/HW83vJ8

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@Johns_priv@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@TheConversationUS The case in favour of taxes in modern countries it's easy with three examples: firefighters, libraries and city cleaning.

Libraries might be the most controversial but we all want to have someone putting out fires and cleaning our cities, right? Then, how do people think these services are paid for? Taxes!

People who don't like them are either ignorant or disingenuous.

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