Rereading this morning and found a couple of things I wanted to comment further on.
You say many of you disagree. I think we should question the word "taxation". I think it is just a clever word used to disguise something. Taking money or taking the fruits of someones labor from them even if they don't want you to is normally stealing, or I'd say it is stealing. What makes it this thing you call "Taxation"? What is the definition of the word? I may go look it up later today, but it may be a busier day than usual here.Velokid1 wrote: So you consider taxation stealing and you believe that education is not a goal worthy of the tax dollars "stolen" from you. Fair enough, but just understand that that is the crux of the job before you. That's the key thing you need to convince people of. Many of us disagree that taxation is theft, regardless of what it is used for.
It is like a magical blanket word. What is stealing, what is normally stealing, no longer is if it is called tax.
The only way anything can morally take from a man is if that man gives him permission, if this is not the case then something else is claiming ownership of that man.
I think there is a reason this country went over a hundred years without a tax on income, and that is because it was understood to be contrary to liberty. There were certain taxes allowed, mainly on imports and exports, things that involved the greater system to aide in for survival, and you still could avoid paying it, you had a choice to buy the goods that were taxed, or not buy them. So you weren't directly taxed.
I'd further question this. Do they really hate "education" or just this current Edu system.Velokid1 wrote: It is wrong for someone to hate education and the educational system simply because it has been hijacked.
I know I for one think education is a wonderful thing, by it's definition. You could say me spending this much time in this forum is to educate. I love education. I know you weren't referring to me, but I think you incorrectly assumed these people commenting in the papers hate "education" all together. Most of them probably have no problem or think it is good to educate younger people and older people. I think everyone needs more education. However, I really don't like a lot of what is put forth in this current system, couple that with them taking the money via force to then teach a distorted few of history,,,hogwash. It is like taking money from tax to defend the country and then going on the offensive in Iraq.
If many of these people are saying they hate "education" in general they probably aren't taking the time to clarify what it is they actually hate, or your assuming.
I just don't think they hate education in general.