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Originally Posted by HarryT
We must agree to differ. Personally I find tax evasion to be rather despicable. It's essentially stealing from everyone in society. I certainly see nothing admirable in it.
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That assumes that government has the right to all the money that everyone makes. The idea that laws should be obeyed regardless was settled back in 1946. As mentioned earlier, Americans have a long history of ignoring laws that we disagree with.
It's been said that the major difference in between Europe and America is that in Europe, that which is not expressly permitted is forbidden. In America, that which is not expressly forbidden, is permitted. Last most generalities, there are a lot of exceptions to that, but for the most part, Americans are a lot more oriented towards individual freedom than most parts of the world.