States and Taxation As Franz Oppenheimer has pointed out, - TopicsExpress



          

States and Taxation As Franz Oppenheimer has pointed out, States are essentially the result of conquests by gangs of marauders who realized that operating a protection racket was far more profitable than simply grabbing everything that wasnt nailed down and making off with. In modern democracies it has become easier for citizens to join the ruling class (i.e., the more civilized version of these marauders), which has greatly increased acceptance of the State. Also, a large number of people has been bought off with free goodies and all and sundry have had it drilled into them throughout their lives that the State is both inevitable and irreplaceable.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 11:56:59 +0000

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