2007-07-29 17:36:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
When you have money you have freedom.
There less money equals less freedom.
So when the goverment takes your money and gives you back poor services in exchange you should be lucky.
Look at the Euro trash. They wine and ***** about there health care being un-fair, and its only becouse they made it that way. Alot of the rich people come here for health services.
While our system is not "perfect" its 12-15 times better. As how can you hole the goverment responsible? They can't even get the DMV right, and now they know all about health care?
Thats why you should vote for buisnessmen for office and not lawyers as what do lawyers build? They only tear down.
2007-07-29 17:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
This has been and will be argued to death, revived, and argued to death again. So to continue flogging the horse, my $.02
In the strictest sense of it, yes. Though a reasonable person would consider taxation the price to live in a civil society. After that, it's just a matter of degrees as to what we collectively want government to do for us.
I feel that paying some taxes, assuming they are spent well, increase freedoms by making society safer. Things like the FDA and FAA give us freedom from worries of "Will my prescription actually kill me?" or "Will this plane fall out of the sky?"
2007-07-30 00:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The more taxes you pay means the less disposable income you keep. This is especially hurtful if taxes go up due to some arbitrary passage of a law or regulation but you're income is stagnant.
Less disposable income means less choices. Less choices in my mind mean less freedom.
2007-07-30 01:05:09 · answer #3 · answered by Michael M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really.
Financial freedom and personal freedom have very little to do with one another (above a certain point).
You can have zero taxes, and still massive regulation of your personal behavior. You can have 2/3 of your money taken away, but still be able to do anything you want.....
Taxes and govt spending is one thing -- regulation of personal conduct is another. Granted, having less money may mean less things you can choose to do -- but you may still have the choice, regardless of how much money is taken.
I'd rather give up money than personal choice any day.
2007-07-30 00:46:04 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think we pay a lot of taxes here in America but I believe that Europeans are taxed more.
I think that indirectly, yes, the less money you have, the more the government can control you and it enables them to stay in power.
2007-07-30 00:47:39 · answer #5 · answered by Mildred S 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because the government controls your earnings, not you. If you keep your money, you're free to invest, save, or do whatever you want with your money. If the government takes your money you can only do a limited amount with what you have left.
2007-07-30 00:46:45 · answer #6 · answered by AmericanPatriot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's true because you have less money to have the freedom to live better.
2007-07-30 00:40:27 · answer #7 · answered by Don S 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely. More taxes = bigger government. Bigger government = less freedom.
2007-07-30 00:51:11 · answer #8 · answered by John himself 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
taxes dont determine freedom. The lack of rules and lack of fairness and justice does.
2007-07-30 00:44:44 · answer #9 · answered by bush l 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No and by the way, what is the basis of the question?
2007-07-30 00:41:31 · answer #10 · answered by rollmanjmg 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋