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From: "Blanc"
Subject: RE: How to solve the tax problem w/o anarchy or force (fwd) Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 16:16:15 -0800
You know, guys, it doesn't matter what sort of tax system is set up, if it doesn't begin with one very fundamentally, essential, crucial, important point: respect for the sovereignty of the individual. This means respect for their individual agreement, their informed consent, to any arrangement to be taken up by them.
If, at any point in time - either before, during, or after a plan for obtaining moneys from citizen-units is instigated - it loses sight of the purpose for setting up the whole thing, then it's worthless anyway. If it doesn't support the highest ideal of humanity - unit by unit, individual by individual, human beings qua their separate existence - then it is not serving their purposes, but only the purpose of those who identify themselves as the State: employees of the State, leaders of the State, keepers of the State, goalies of the State, wards of the State, etc.
Jesus, it's a miracle. Blanc and I actualy agree....I think I'm gonna faint. ____________________________________________________________________ Lawyers ask the wrong questions when they don't want the right answers. Scully (X-Files) The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------