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  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  answered…1yr1Y

Taxation (which is, to say, THEFT) If government stopped taxing people, we'd be the most prosperous, freest society on earth again.

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia  commented…1yr1Y

do I have to explain surplus value theft again?

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…1yr1Y

No, because its' a myth

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia  commented…1yr1Y

Precisely the same logic is used for taxation, and fixing surplus value theft fixes taxes entirely, so please, tell me how exactly this is a myth.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…1yr1Y

While I myself have much to say about the matter, this article from the Mises Institute does such an admirable job of debunking your position that I will quote them, at length, to kick off this discussion.

To counter this argument, one must strike at its root: the labor theory of value. An underappreciated essay that provides a satisfying debunking of the labor theory is “Das Kapital: A Criticism,” penned in 1884 by British philosopher and economist Philip Wicksteed.

Use Value and Exchange Value

In Das Kapital, and other works, Marx wrestled with what he determined to be two differen…  Read more

 @9JHB2ZG from Kentucky  answered…1yr1Y

 @9JHB26P from Kentucky  answered…1yr1Y