tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108463567672522750.post7634616371613675206..comments2024-03-25T13:19:19.072-05:00Comments on Diogenes' Middle Finger: Diogenes Sarcastica™ http://www.blogger.com/profile/06701909436152548138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108463567672522750.post-15098294852308717722011-05-14T16:01:31.681-05:002011-05-14T16:01:31.681-05:00If the Mafia charges a business a "street tax...If the Mafia charges a business a "street tax" to stay in business, it's illegal extortion. If government charges a business a "tax" to remain in business, it's legalized extortion. Neither has any skin in the game. So where's the difference? One is theft by immediate intimidation and force and the other is theft by legal decree (backed up by the ultimate threat of the application of force). There seems to be a moral equivalence here and it is a dark one.Robert Janickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16991356257139797619noreply@blogger.com