Quote from: Elwar on April 23, 2013, 08:51:33 PM

Quote from: Hawker on April 23, 2013, 07:23:20 AM

Quote from: Elwar on April 22, 2013, 10:03:17 PM

Quote from: Hawker on April 22, 2013, 09:58:56 PM

Both are entitled to use any services for which they are eligible. As they should be...

So...some people who do not pay income taxes should be eligible to use government services?

Correct. There is no general link between paying income tax and being able to use government services. Many policies, for example social security for blind children and mental health services, benefit people who will never pay a cent of income tax in their lives and cost way more in government money than healthy people.

Ok, that is fine. I just see far too often people complaining that using Bitcoin to not pay taxes should result in that person not being able to use any of the government services. As if it is hypocritical.

But when it comes down to it, the theft is what I have issue with. Not what you do with the loot. I am not against government services, though I believe it can be done more efficiently if paid per use, but if the money is gained voluntarily then I have no issue with it.

I do have issue when someone steals from me under threat of being kidnapped and imprisoned. That part people seem to gloss over as a necessary evil to get all of those free goodies.

The goodies are not free and doing what is necessary to pay for them is not evil. For example, coast guard staff must be paid salaries and people who live 1000s of miles from the sea must pay a share of those salaries just as much as people who live near it and actually benefit.