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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 1334392" data-attributes="member: 2189">In libertarian theory, most of the following falls into the concept of monopoly. Gov&#039;t compelling individuals to buy a service or product is force.&nbsp; Gov&#039;t compelling companies to buy a service or product to benefit employee is force.Individual and/or business using gov&#039;t that compel others to provide them or their employees a benefit, subsidy, etc.&nbsp; is force.Business shifting costs or losses via gov&#039;t onto taxpayer is force.And here is the one that could light the fuse, question is from which side will it explode.A tax break is also a force.&nbsp; The break is determined when a certain class of taxpayer fits a certain profile and thus it becomes a privilege.&nbsp;&nbsp; Marriage deduction, mortgage deduction etc all fit this profile of privilege.&nbsp; Now if the same amount of deduction is extended to all manner of taxpayer regardless of class, status or action on their part, it&#039;s a true tax reductionof which all benefit thus IMO not a privilege as all are enjoying the same benefit.&nbsp; Otherwise, it becomes a tax burden or a means of wealth redistribution and also a market intervention by economically benefiting a behavior or action of one while penalizing another.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 1334392, member: 2189"] In libertarian theory, most of the following falls into the concept of monopoly. Gov't compelling individuals to buy a service or product is force. Gov't compelling companies to buy a service or product to benefit employee is force. Individual and/or business using gov't that compel others to provide them or their employees a benefit, subsidy, etc. is force. Business shifting costs or losses via gov't onto taxpayer is force. And here is the one that could light the fuse, question is from which side will it explode. A tax break is also a force. The break is determined when a certain class of taxpayer fits a certain profile and thus it becomes a privilege. Marriage deduction, mortgage deduction etc all fit this profile of privilege. Now if the same amount of deduction is extended to all manner of taxpayer regardless of class, status or action on their part, it's a true tax reductionof which all benefit thus IMO not a privilege as all are enjoying the same benefit. Otherwise, it becomes a tax burden or a means of wealth redistribution and also a market intervention by economically benefiting a behavior or action of one while penalizing another. [/QUOTE]

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