Hey, /pol/. Question:
Would it be somehow possible to sustain a powerful military, like the one the US has today, without taxes?
I've been playing with the idea of getting rid of taxes and thinking about the Libertarian's whole "taxation is theft" spiel. I can see how things like education, road maintenance, education, etc. could be privatized, but what about the military? I suppose the military could be privatized if it were allowed, but I don't know how I feel about private companies having military power. Thoughts?
It's already privatized
>>69167129
It's funded by tax payer money.
>>69167029
>but I don't know how I feel about private companies having military power.
They'll rip your nation apart vying for control.
As a result your libertarian (borderline anarchist) system is failed.
>>69167029
>I've been playing with the idea of getting rid of taxes
In which computer game?
If the government wishes not to steal money then it must be good at making it's own
>>69167485
How? Through tariffs alone I assume?
>>69167809
No a government should have many sources of income, not just one.
>>69167029
privatized military?
now that is not something you hear everyday
they would cut costs by skimping on the individual soilder, life would be crap as a infrantry man
>>69168274
What are the government's sources of income besides taxes?
>>69168741
Idk
A military as "strong" as the US military is pointless unless it's going to actually conquer things.
>>69167029
Conquest and looting.
Growing and selling drugs internationally.
