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Explain Like I'm Five

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How is taxation not theft? (lemmy.world)
submitted 18 hours ago by Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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You don't agree to pay it. You can't opt out and if you don't pay you get put in jail. How is this not theft?

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[–] PurpleGameBoy@lemmy.zip 7 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

What kind of childish thinking is this? Are you 12?

[–] lyth@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

When you make this kind of comment it really just adds to the reasons to not use the nostupidquestions and ELI5 communities on this platform. There needs to be safe spaces to admit to being biased and uninformed and to ask people to help you out of it without being berated.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

5, this is explain like I'm 5 and all...

[–] PurpleGameBoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

True, my bad.