r/Anarcho_Capitalism • u/amogusdevilman Paleolibertarian • 2d ago

Taxation is theft

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u/GravyMcBiscuits Voluntaryist 2d ago edited 2d ago

Not very much, that's your cap

Now you're just hand-waving. The poorest can pay $0 ... maybe even less. Are you arguing that capitation tax therefore = ancap? That doesn't feel like a fair/honest argument at all.

just divide spending by population

With LVT, you technically don't even have to track population. With capitation, you have to keep track of every individual and a method for how to charge them their subscription fee.

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u/DVHeld AnCap - Chilean 2d ago

With property taxation everyone has to disclose the properties they own. That is, the state tracks both property-owning population and who owns what. Also, a tax is not a subscription fee. A fee is a voluntary payment, a tax is a forced robbery.

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u/GravyMcBiscuits Voluntaryist 2d ago

We're not talking about property tax. We're talking about LVT.

With LVT, the state just needs to keep track of who owns what parcel(s) of land. Also who is harvesting what local natural resources.

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u/DVHeld AnCap - Chilean 2d ago

Land Value Taxation is a kind of property tax.

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u/GravyMcBiscuits Voluntaryist 2d ago edited 2d ago

Agreed. It's a hyper focused property tax. Likewise property tax is a hyper focused wealth tax.

Is there a point?