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Real property is special. You only truly own it if you're a country. Otherwise you have an encumbered title to the land and taxation is just part of the deal.

Movable property taxes, on the other hand, are BS.



Well yes, but I'd argue owning a corporation is pretty similar. The right to organize in a form that lets you incur debts you're shielded from paying back isn't some kind of natural state, but a creation of law in order to encourage certain kinds of commercial activity. Things like corporate taxes are imo a perfect legitimate part of the deal, if a government chooses to impose them.

I do think sole proprietorships should not require registration as businesses or payment of a separate tax (besides any personal taxes), though.




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