Elizabeth Gotsdiner, 24
Home Town:
Iowa City, IA

Occupation:
Student
The introduction to politics in this past year has not only changed me, it has inspired and motivated me to do my part in a democratic society. I now know that as a citizen of this great country I ha ... See full Bio

October 15th - 1:02 pm

"Benefits and burdens are distributed justly when society allows every individual the freedom to do what he chooses to do for himself or for others, the freedom to keep what he makes for himself or what others choose to give him, and the freedom to keep what he has or give it to whomever he chooses."

-Nozick on "Justice in Classical Libralism"

 

Comments:
Elizabeth
October 15th - 1:48 pm
I agree. I don't thing that they should be considered "taxes". Let's scratch that whole system. We need Humanitarian Insurance. Much stricter guidelines.
Tanya
TAXES
October 15th - 1:18 pm
It seems to me we have to have SOME taxes, how else would infrastructure get built? We still need growth unless we want to go back to the dark ages. Plus we ned other things like emergency services.

hmmmm, I kinda stole you and Bert's discussion and turned it into a new game on my page:o Come play!
Elizabeth
October 15th - 1:03 pm
Does this mean no tax would exist? Under totally freedom of personal gain, distribution is at one's own discretion.

If we lived in a society of zero tax would this currenty punish a large group of people who rely on givernment aids? Would it be a push in the right direction to motivate more people to find jobs? If people who currently don't want jobs are forced into finding one for survival, would we have enough jobs for them? It seems like we don't have enough now.