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If I went to my neighbor and took her money, then I walked down the street and gave that money to another person would I go to jail? How does the government do it then?

2007-04-15 11:49:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

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I love your analogy. You are not anywhere close to the first to use it, but it is still accurate. Nowhere in the US Constitution is the government granted the power to do this. Unfortunately, most Americans either don't know the Constitution or don't care.

2007-04-15 13:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0 0

Taking your money in the circumstance you describe is immoral. The government can get away with it for two reasons:

1. No one can really stop them.

2. A lot of people support theft when it is done "democratically" and for "good purposes".

2007-04-15 19:22:27 · answer #2 · answered by timm1776 5 · 1 0

Taking money from your neighbor is theft under the Penal Law even if you gave the money to another person. The act is conspiracy to get money from another person. If caught, the government will prosecute you based on the complaint of your neighbor.

2007-04-15 18:54:23 · answer #3 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1 1

Excellent. Because the people let them. There are so many recipients of theft that they will not vote out the thieves.

2007-04-15 18:52:26 · answer #4 · answered by Chainsaw 6 · 3 0

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