| Wyrdness said: Now you're flat out making things up, citizens not required to follow the law? Sorry but that part alone says you're out of your depth on this one, go ahead go outside right now and refuse to follow the law than argue with this logic in court saying you don't trust Obama, they'll think you're mad. Laws are mandatory. |
Now your the one making the strawman. I said they can "choose" not to abide by the law but that however doesn't mean it's not their responsibility to follow the law ...
| Wyrdness said: You're naive this post highlights it on every level, from your views on the law to your knowledge on taxes, people will never stop doing an activity even if it's against the rules unless it's enforced. This is highlighted in the civil rights movement, when Lincoln abolished slavery and so on, people only abide by the law because it is enforced and the are punishments for breaking them, when given the opportunity people will exploit something as seen in Greece with taxes or even in London when the riots broke out. |
Then how do you explain the fall of the roman empire despite the fact that they still had authorities just before the fall ?
In the end it is the citizens that must respect the law and you know it ...
It doesn't get anymore obvious that a nation's rebellion is stronger than the total authorities strength. That is shown over and over again when we look at history ...
| Wyrdness said: You're arguing self responsibility in regards to taxes yet the companies you're defending are flat out doing what you're condemning the Greek people for doing, the's no two ways about this you're making one rule for one and another rule for the other, it's a complete contradiction. Self responsibility is looking after one's self and managing their own situation, the's no other context to it, it's one of the reasons the people evading tax in the first place were doing it to look after number 1, this term literally has no direct link to your argument nor does it back it. |
Except it's different. Companies are just sending profits to tax paradises which is pefectly legal whereas the citizens of Greece are underreporting their personal income which equates to tax fraud. False equivalency on your part ...
The former acted within it's own bounds, the latter did not ...
It's the 99% that's the issue, not the 1% ...
Self-responsibility is about been held accountable for one's own power or control as per Dictionary.com's definition. That means the individual is the one responsible for their own crimes and other things including financial investments. There's no dodging this one for you ...
