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Is the social contract invalid if I change jurisdiction? [closed]
Can I move to a different place and nullify the social contract (just somewhere else)?
Does this destroy the moral justification for taxes?
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What can a democratic government do that an autocrat cannot? [closed]
I mean to ask are there any actions that an autocrat wouldn't have the ability to do but a democrat(small d) would. For instance prohibition, conscription or a hike in the tax rate. Things that would ...
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Is income tax specific to democratic countries?
I was wondering, the US has income taxes, but many Arab countries do not.
While many Arab states are considered frontier markets, others like the UAE and Qatar are considered emerging markets.
Yet, ...
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What is the biggest flaw with this Democratic Taxation system? [closed]
Imagine a country where up to 50% of the tax dollars are allocated by the people instead of congress/government. Once a year, the citizens file a vote with their tax return, which allocates ...
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If all the citizens have same rights why some must pay a higher tax rate?
If all the citizens of a country have the same rights and are equal before the law, why some must pay more taxes? Isn't that a kind of discrimination?
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