Hello all!
So, I was debating with a few people in the philosophy club at my school about Ron Paul's stance on taxes and everyone was railing that while no taxes was ideal, taxes are necessary for government revenue. They also asked me about the estate tax (which I didn't even know existed until now). They said that if there were no estate tax, children could just inherit their parent's wealth and start an oligarchy in America through the next few generations, if the estate tax were to be abolished. I tried telling them that Ron Paul believes that taxes are a a restriction on our freedoms and that envy is the source for these taxes in the first place, but they insisted that since the person was dead, they were in no longer in need of their wealth and should pass it on to others through the funding stuff for the states/federal government. They believe their children should not recieve their wealth and should make their own money on their own merit.
Also, they asked me what the federal revenue would be if all taxes were eliminated and I'll be honest, I'm not really sure. Could you guys help me out so I can tell them at the next meeting?
But, as you see, this is yet another really obscure question thrown in to undermine libretarianism that I'm sure could be asked to Ron Paul in a debate. You wouldn't believe some of the stuff these so-called "philosophers" came up with. One person even said that the illiteracy percentage would increase tenfold in a libretarian society and that it wasn't the national guards job to help out in emergencies. I mean, really?
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