Taxation IS THEFT and Here's Why: A Response to a Confused Youtuber
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why is this unlisted?
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First you claim I'm proving your point by pointing to an index that shows how free several Scandinavian countries are, now you're claiming I'm wrong because my source is wrong (BS in your words). Necessarily you can't have it both ways; contradict yourself much?
Furthermore, claiming a something is wrong because of its origin is a classic example of the genetic fallacy; better luck next time with logic 101.
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High taxes, welfare statism, and public works projects (i.e. traditional state socialism) are negatively added to the ranking (they decrease the overall level of economic freedom of a country according to the index). Scandinavian countries tend to make up for the difference by having high levels of other kinds of economic freedom (such as free of trade, financial freedom, property rights, etc)
So no, I'm not proving your point; they're free in-spite of those things not because of them
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@LaughingMan0X also the organziation is really biased. " The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institute - a think tank - whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense" For example, they take points off for workers rights or minimum wages. Bunch of BS.
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@LaughingMan0X Are you trying to prove my point ? So they do pay taxes, get services AND are economically more free than the USA.
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@LaughingMan0X Duh. That's what happens when a corrupt gov. that doesn't give a damn about its people loses power.
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Secondly, Scandinavian countries aren't nearly as state socialist as you think, this is the myth of Scandinavian socialism:
2011 Index of Economic Freedom:
Switzerland: 81.9 - #4 (ahead of the USA)
Denmark: 78.6 - #7 (ahead of the USA)
Sweden: 71.9 - #21
Norway: 70.3 - #30
All of these countries are noticeably higher than their regional average (66.8).
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You're living in a bubble of idiocy.
No one was claiming that quality of life in Somalia was ever higher than in Scandinavian countries, I was claiming (and this is matter of factly true) that qualify of life in Somalia under a comparatively more free market was far better by both absolute and relative standards than it ever was under absolute statism.
(All of this development inspite of the fact that insane Muslim extremists are current trying to take over the country, as is the UN)
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@LaughingMan0X LMAO too bad the quality of life in Somalia can't even come close to socialist nations like Norway/ Sweden. But offcourse, continue living in your capitalist bubble.
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@17thknight
1) Markets have empirically outperformed states at providing services repeatedly throughout history. You don't need a state to provide what have typically been "public services."
2) The fact that you resort to ad-hominem attacks instead of real arguments merely shows that you're losing the argument.
3) Somalia isn't anarchist and never claimed to be; at best its an example of decentralized statism with some free market activity.
LaughingMan0X 11 months ago 12
@17thknight
When it was comparatively more statist, Somalia had 1 monopoly telecommunications provider with waiting lists up to 10 years long, poor and limited service generally only available to the upper echelons of society or state bureaucrats. Now now private competitive telecommunications firms in Somalia provides some of the highest quality telecommunications in Africa, with the lowest costs and wait times on the continent.
Your insinuations are baseless.
LaughingMan0X 11 months ago 8