There is no such thing as intrinsic value.
Nonsense.
Ridiculous.
I would much rather you have the money than the government. You are far less likely to use it to kill, rob, torture, etc. someone. Besides, how much have they taken from you over the years?
For those of you who don’t know, this is stop loss:
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That is right. The greater good rationale is complete garbage.
This rationale puts me in debt to all of you. I’ve still collected more money from the state, than I have paid in, dollars and lives.
Yep, only god can claim intrinsic value.
The state always steals. If everyone always steals nothing gets produced. I see the stealing back, and I realize that the Govt. is probably going to buy a couple of overpriced hubcaps with money. Still the stealing gets me. I’ve compromised my character before. I almost didn’t get back. There is my dillema. LS is right. If I take it, I take it for myself and no one else.
Thats a good point. The army will get the munitions regardless. Digital money the wonders.
Really? How is it that gold has intrinsic value?
God no
The word is god not gold. God has intrinsic value if you believe in him. that is all.
Okay, still haven’t clicked submit. I’m clear on the Moral position, the logical position, et al.
The essay quoted in my signature poses many questions in this area. Anyone read it? Here, sorry IP makes it cost money.
I would like to hear what everyone thinks of that essay. It’s about 50 pages.
I thank everyone for their responses so far.
Note: Havel became a hardcore statist after he was elected president of Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic. The _“Power of the Powerless” i_s before then.
The argument that someone else will get it if you don’t is absurd. It’s newly created money.
I understand that. I’m in a personal ethical dillema seeking advice.
its ok for libertarians to take it but not ok for statists to take it. if statists don’t like it they can stop having a state.
Eh? sarcasm?
if you are a net taxpayer, take all the money you can until you are even with the state.
from that point on, take all the money you can from the state and give it to net taxpayers until they are even with the state.
preferably support taxpayers that don’t support the state (are libertarians)
Your blood money, that you earned with your blood, sweat, and tears. Think of it as getting a portion of your tax dollars back. Don’t appear grateful for it, just growl and claw at them for not giving you more of the money they stole from you.
If you want to just give your money to charity, try one of these groups:
Sounds reasonable to me.
Misguided choice in my life.
Thanks for the charity list.