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Taxation: Taxation is the process by which governments collect money from individuals and businesses to fund public expenditures and services. Levied based on income, profits, property, or goods and services, taxes serve as a primary revenue source for governments, enabling the provision of infrastructure, healthcare, education, defense, and other public services. See also Government budget.
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J.-J. Rousseau on Taxation - Dictionary of Arguments

Mause I 47
Taxation/Rousseau: ...such interventions in the property of citizens are legitimate under the condition that the latter have consented to them, i.e. that the taxation is "voluntary"(1) - which is also guaranteed, as Rousseau states, as soon as the volonté générale has so decided, "by a majority of votes, and according to a proportional tariff which leaves nothing arbitrary to taxation".(2).
For taxes today see:
>Tax avoidence
, >Tax competition, >Tax compliance, >Tax evasion, >Tax havens, >Tax incidence, >Tax loopholes, >Tax system, >Taxation, >Optimal tax rate.

1. J.-J. Rousseau, Abhandlung über die Politische Ökonomie. In Politische Schriften, Hrsg. Ludwig Schmidts, Bd.  1, Paderborn 1977, S. 47.
2. Ibid. p. 47

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Rousseau I
J. J. Rousseau
Les Confessions, 1765-1770, publ. 1782-1789
German Edition:
The Confessions 1953

Mause I
Karsten Mause
Christian Müller
Klaus Schubert,
Politik und Wirtschaft: Ein integratives Kompendium Wiesbaden 2018


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