Anyhow, part of the reason that we have some of this back and forth communication on this topic is b/c we have differing understandings on some terms, including the term coercion.
At the risk of repeating myself,
Coercion /koʊˈɜrʃən/ is the practice of
forcing another party to act in an
involuntary manner by use of intimidation or threats or some other form of pressure or force, and
describes a set of various different similar types of forceful actions that violate the free will of an individual to induce a desired response. These actions can include, but are not limited to, extortion, blackmail, torture, and threats to induce favors. In law, coercion is codified as a duress crime.
Such actions are used as leverage, to force the victim to act in a way contrary to their own interests. Coercion may involve the actual infliction of physical pain/injury or psychological harm in order to enhance the credibility of a threat. The threat of further harm may lead to the cooperation or obedience of the person being coerced.
srcCare to provide the definition
you are using?
Repeat yourself
ad naseum... In essence, we do NOT disagree about that definition of coercion.
It seems that we just disagree about whether choosing something is coercion.. such as choosing to live in a society and being a member of a community... I am asserting such choices are NOT coercion.. even though there may be mandatory elements within living in a society.... and even though people in this thread are making out mandatory to be the same as coercion.
It seems to me that you seem to be getting side-tracked about something that is NOT in contention.... even though there has been, for about 20 pages, a contention about whether or NOT coercion applies...
You and several of your buddies in this thread are asserting that coercion applies and is important and that coercion is a central consideration in these kinds of conversations about taxes, and I am asserting that the application of coercion is of much less importance that people in this thread are making it out to be. I do NOT deny the existence of coercion, just the amount of emphasis being given to it. Hopefully that helps.