> There is nothing more unjust than forcing someone to buy something they do not want simply because you think it would be good for them.

Who said that? Taxes are what you pay to be a member of the society you live, and also to help those less fortunate, like your neighbors. You can skip paying those, if you stop living in society, many done that before, and it is still possible.You can't possibly see taxes as "forcing someone to buy something they do not want" right? Two completely different things.

And yes, this is all my opinion, like most comments on HN.

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PaulDavisThe1st 3 hours ago | parent [-]

> You can skip paying those, if you stop living in society, many done that before, and it is still possible.

Actually, generally speaking this is almost certainly not possible for more than short periods of time.

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embedding-shape 3 hours ago | parent [-]

It certainly is possible, people do it all the time, in various countries. Most of the time we call them "homeless", but also there are people who literally set up camp in the forest then stay there, it isn't unheard of.

The book "The Stranger in the Woods" is one such case, about a man who lived in the woods for 27 years by himself.

That said, it isn't easy, and it's harder in some countries than others, but I'd still say it's possible in many countries today, YMMV.

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		Nothing like the exception for proving the rule ...
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		And they still benefit from taxes.