re: #289 reine.de.tout

I’m legally obligated to pay what has been decided I should pay on my income - or on the things I buy, or whatever. And I pay it gladly.

But no, Obdi - if I’ve earned the money, it’s mine. And I gladly and voluntarily pay my taxes. And if the government decides it needs less of my money, that is not a subsidy to me.

I’m sorry, Reine, but this thinking seems strange to me. If you acknowledge you’re legally obligated to pay it, in what sense is it yours? If some of it is legally some one else’s, how is that portion of it yours?