You are insane.

Benjamin wanted to tax the Penn family to fund the army. Liberty here is the freedom given to citizens by an army able to defend the country.

This post was edited by Knoppie on Apr 16 2018 03:36am

This is the perfect example of how democracy is a bad government system. All 3 points you brought up are perfectly valid and would solve many problems, but they'd also enrage a large number of people.

It would take a pretty selfless politician to push these regulations through. He probably wouldn't get re-elected.

What about maybe paying an amount each year based on what you earn? While you're at it you could bundle in your payments for the military, emergency services and general maintenance of other public services run by the state. Sort of like a subscription to state services?






































































Owait... That's taxes.

This post was edited by Scaly on Apr 16 2018 03:36am

That's an extremely false equivalence. The moral concept here is that everything is voluntary, not coerced. Production isn't seized or stolen. Only those who pay have access to the roads, and payment is completely voluntary.


What does it a profit a man to give up his humanity, his freedom, in order that his living standards might be marginally augmented?

This post was edited by FGdumpster on Apr 16 2018 04:04am

Then you deserve neither Liberty nor Safety - Benjamin Franklin

This time used slightly better ^^

This post was edited by Knoppie on Apr 16 2018 04:08am

That is the dumbest thing i have ever heard, your system would have LESS freedom.

did you expect any different to be posted?

Bravely fighting for a world nobody wants.

This isn't a 'system'; it's the lack of a system. Roads cost money, whether you pay or not. With the current system, people often drive on roads to do things that they really shouldn't be doing.

Having the most frequent users of roads pay is the fairest way to fund their maintenance. Doing so would encourage car pooling, efficient trip planning, and significantly decrease traffic.




As if people know what they want.

This post was edited by FGdumpster on Apr 16 2018 04:44am