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88 – UBI and Other Forms of (Evil?) Taxes

The Bayesian Conspiracy

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The Problem With Payroll Taxes

Payroll taxes are literally a tax on jobs. If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it. I actually think evading all taxes is a moral thing to do. But huh, how do you propose a society without any public funding? It was tried in Somalia for about 15 years. There's at least good theoretical arguments for why an anarchist society would be a pretty good place to live.

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