A difference in values?

[stevevw]

I am taking refuge from the political forum for a second.

My ethics and morals give priority to the common good.

I just had an a ha (more like an oy-vey) moment where I realized that for some taxation is "stealing" and no matter how urgent and heartbreaking a situation is, or how many people are suffering, some people's ethics will inform their consciences that taxation (stealing) is a greater moral evil than alleviating hunger, or homelessness, for example.

Just curious as to what the ethics of posters here are.

And if any of you could help me understand this point of view.

I was watching a series on the Bible in Christs time and the Romans through publicans were taxing the people to the point where they were poor so I don't think there was any benefit. The Romans deetrmined what the taxes were used for, mainly to build their armies.

I don't trust the politicians today to handle our money and see them as open to corruption and waste in that there is little accountability for how they use our money. They are suppose to be public servants so should be serving the people and doing their best to do right by the people. BUt as we see today they are looking after themselves and mismangering and wasting what is our money. Its fair enough that we pay taxes for essentials like taking care of all the ammnetities in town or city but there is a lot of waste.

I think the capitalist system seems to end up with a lot of debt and a reducing benefit towards tax payers. A big welfare budget due to a lack of support for disadvantaged people who fall through the cracks being uneducated and unemployed. The outcomes are only as good as the system and it seems the system is designed to be top heavy.

Thats why there are calls for the system to be changes and more people are advocating socialism. Cultural Marxism is the the catchcry but is this any better. It has its own problems such as dictatorships which has often ended up with corruption. Thats why in some people are going back to old systems of bartering and cop-ops which I think is good as its ,ore local and allows the people to control things.

I also like the idea of rasing money through ideas like lotteries for specific causes. At least you know all the money goes to that good cause. Maybe thats the answer where we have specific taxes for specific causes or issues.