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> You risk being murdered and your business put on fire?

I mean he literally didn't say that. He said that he risks being put in prison.

In general, that's in effect the same. You lose your property, and largely fall into cycles of institutionalized crime.

Although, I don't really agree with it since I don't see many modern countries putting people in long term prison for just taxation issues.



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I know he didn't say that. I tried to say (perhaps unsuccessfully) That this is a different between taxes and "protection" by crime groups.

Rubbers like the one we're discussing shot you where you stand there is no "system" or "state" or "prison".


The difference is marginal in my view. The only difference now is that they wear suits and bleed you slowly instead of putting you out of your misery with one shot.

Time for a coffee.


State taxes and violent robberies.

Not a marginal difference, but I give up. You need to discuss the matter with people who went through the latter.


You might also want to discuss the matter with people who went through the former...

Like… everybody?

I pay taxes. Seems pretty different to me.


The difference is obfuscation and normalization.

At the end of the day they're still taking your resources under threat of violence.


The commenter was instructed to ask people who have actually paid taxes. My point is that everyone does. I’m a valid person to ask my experience. It’s not scary. I doubt anybody who has been mugged would say the same.


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