Originally Posted by
alanh
Nope.
Well, yeah, if you break the law and threaten to kill anyone that tries to arrest you, that's what will happen. A legal case on that basis doesn't have a prayer, there are court cases on that argument going back to 1913 and every one lost.
Not the best way to go about it I agree.
I have to disagree on the view of my labor not being of any value unless I am paid for it (I understand that is the legal view so this is just an opinion). If I didn't trade my labor for the $ my employer pays me I could have used that labor for my own purposes like building a home, growing a garden to feed myself, or even just watching TV. In effect I am trading something that has value (my labor) for something that we all pretend has value (US currency).
I know nothing will change (Death and taxes and all that) but I still feel this is no different than some mobsters collecting protection money from local businesses. "Give us part of your money us or else!"
(OK, I did write this before a lot of the other comments which are similar ie:mob, etc so I was really thinking hard on my own
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