Ep. 865 Taxation Isn't Theft, Because of the Social Contract

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Ep. 865 Taxation Isn't Theft, Because of the Social Contract

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I critique an article trying to disprove the libertarian claim that taxation is theft. The social contract makes it all right, the author says....

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Ep. 865 Taxation Isn't Theft, Because of the Social Contract

Ep. 865 Taxation Isn't Theft, Because of the Social Contract

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