• AeroLemming@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    The big differences between taxes and the draft are:

    1. You usually still live even if you get taxed.

    2. Taxes are a cost of participating in society. If you want to stop paying them, you can using money entirely and go live on a boat or something. It’s not super viable, but taxes aren’t technically mandatory.

    Getting drafted is more akin to slavery than taxes. It also threatens your well-being in a way that taxes do not.