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What would happen if there were no taxes in America? (no satire please)

By MarcusCrassus Asked Aug 12 2009 4:24PM
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by Austinius SillyVilles Resident Lothario on Aug 12, 2009 at 4:30 pm Permalink

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No taxes means no police, no fire, no prisons, no military, no food or drug quality enforcement, no building inspections, no roads, no sewer service, it would be chaos.
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Avatar Who Is She Aug, 12 2009 at 04:34 PM
Yeah, 'cos there are no cops in Monaco, and man you should see them fires burn and all the hungry folk. LOL!!
Avatar Austinius SillyVilles Resident Lothario Aug, 12 2009 at 10:32 PM
Yeah well you should see them once they realize that while their sh!t may not stink, their sewers do.

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by OldCW wears The COAT of the Cosmos on Aug 12, 2009 at 4:37 pm Permalink

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We'd be back to the good old days that Republicans love so much.

Private firefighter companies beating each other up for the privilege of charging people to put out their fires.

Some people would hire private security, the rest would have to make do with nothing.

Masses of illiterate people because only a handful would have the money to pay for education. Children would work in factories instead of course.

Toll roads everywhere.

Thankfully, we have a little bit of socialism in this country because if we didn't life would sure suck.
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by Self Consuming Cannibal on Aug 12, 2009 at 4:36 pm Permalink

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Anarchy. Without taxes there is no government or law enforcement and total chaos would ensue!
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by Im Alec on Aug 12, 2009 at 4:29 pm Permalink

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Thousands of services that Americans depend on would stop working. No police, not ATC, no Army, no road repairs, no Medicare/Medicaid, most schools gone, no INS, much worse weather service, GPS gradually fails...
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by Rinky Dinky Do on Aug 12, 2009 at 4:33 pm Permalink

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The good thing is that there would be no waste, no wars, no army and a lot less corruption but there would also be no infrastructure, no social or public services, no schools, in other words none of the services that are financed by tax payers money
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by Blue Tiger. on Aug 12, 2009 at 4:28 pm Permalink

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no protection from terrorist organizations and mostly inefficient ways of doing task. (lots of civilian stuff (like internet) actually developed from military funding)
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by josie is back to normal on Aug 12, 2009 at 6:53 pm Permalink

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The only way it would work is that you would get a bill for legitimate government duties. Like the gas bill or water bill.
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by prisoner on Aug 12, 2009 at 4:40 pm Permalink

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We'd be a much more Free nation, and people would be forced to help one another out. People would have to come together to help build the roads, schools, ect.
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by Who Is She on Aug 12, 2009 at 4:26 pm Permalink

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There would be more jobs and more wealth and happiness for those who are willing and able to take those jobs but inevitably the people right at the bottom of the pile would suffer.
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