Andylusion
Platinum Member
Really.....
The money that I earn in my pay check, is my property. The government confiscates it and gives it to people who have not earned it. If I refuse to pay, men with guns show up, and drag me off to jail.
Socialism most certainly does require the giving up of property rights. If you doubt that theory, just test it. Refuse to pay medicare taxes. See what happens.
I don't disagree with you on that. We probably should not have a tax based on income; this may even be unconstitutional. But, we are stuck with it for now.
However, socialism in general does not require an income tax any more than capitalism. This is why citizens should control their government, rather than elected officials given free reign.
Which country in the world, at in point in history, did not require taxation of the public to support a socialist system?
How exactly would you claim that even works?
What socialized system doesn't require anything to be taken?