tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post2473448016825163711..comments2024-01-14T17:27:30.511-05:00Comments on Law, Legislation, and Lunacy: Capitalism, By DefinitionDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364155797420903461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-13120037921335617922007-05-10T09:09:00.000-04:002007-05-10T09:09:00.000-04:00Depends on your precise definition of capitalism. ...Depends on your precise definition of capitalism. "All property is privately owned" does not jive with taxation. "Most property is privately owned" does. The former is a tenet of anarcho-capitalism and the latter is the (in my opinion) the practical application of capitalism.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364155797420903461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-86957432284064213082007-05-10T00:06:00.000-04:002007-05-10T00:06:00.000-04:00I am not familiar with any theoretical definition ...I am not familiar with any theoretical definition of "capitalism" that excludes taxation. Aren't you mistakenly equating "anarcho-capitalism" with "capitalism"?Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10279135104269687138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-35033849076323490292007-05-09T20:15:00.000-04:002007-05-09T20:15:00.000-04:00On the theoretical level, yes. On the practical le...On the theoretical level, yes. On the practical level they aren't but only to the point that the raised money is used to keep property clearly defined and strictly enforced.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364155797420903461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-57835970580857153362007-05-09T16:59:00.000-04:002007-05-09T16:59:00.000-04:00Taxation is inconsistent with capitalism?Taxation is inconsistent with capitalism?Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10279135104269687138noreply@blogger.com