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# (Customary Law) laws revealed by our customs of our communities on the internet.
# (Customary Law) laws revealed by our customs of our communities on the internet.


= Sustainable Creativity =
== Sustainable Creativity ==


= Independent Money =
== Independent Money ==
== Reference ==
=== Reference ===
* [http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Money p2pfoundation.net/Category:Money]
* [http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Money p2pfoundation.net/Category:Money]
* [http://delicious.com/mbauwens/P2P-Money Michael's delicious P2P-Money links]
* [http://delicious.com/mbauwens/P2P-Money Michael's delicious P2P-Money links]
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* [http://delicious.com/qpeter/money qp's delicious money links]
* [http://delicious.com/qpeter/money qp's delicious money links]


= Independent Tax =
== Independent Tax ==
[http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/states-let-them-prey-on-atoms-but-not-on-bits Tax on bits independent of states]
[http://theunitedpersons.org/blog/states-let-them-prey-on-atoms-but-not-on-bits Tax on bits independent of states]
* default rate > 0
* default rate > 0
* option out (i.e., e-cash)
* option out (i.e., e-cash)
The 0% tax rate does not mean ''gratis'' transaction: the costs of transaction and tax rates are not the same concepts.
The 0% tax rate does not mean ''gratis'' transaction: the costs of transaction and tax rates are not the same concepts.
== Reference ==
=== Reference ===
* [http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Taxation p2pfoundation.net/Category:Taxation]
* [http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Taxation p2pfoundation.net/Category:Taxation]
* [http://delicious.com/mbauwens/P2P-Taxation Michael's delicious P2P Tax links]
* [http://delicious.com/mbauwens/P2P-Taxation Michael's delicious P2P Tax links]
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* [http://delicious.com/allamreform/adók qp's delicious tax links]
* [http://delicious.com/allamreform/adók qp's delicious tax links]


= Pacification =
== Pacification ==
* default: no double taxation
* default: no double taxation
* option out (i.e., pay taxes on bits to states as well)
* option out (i.e., pay taxes on bits to states as well)
== Reference ==
=== Reference ===
* [http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Security p2pfoundation.net/Category:Security]
* [http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Security p2pfoundation.net/Category:Security]
* [http://delicious.com/mbauwens/P2P-Warfare Michael's delicious security / P2P-Warfare links]
* [http://delicious.com/mbauwens/P2P-Warfare Michael's delicious security / P2P-Warfare links]
* [http://www.zotero.org/mazsa/items/collection/568130 qp's Zotero conditions / warfare / 4th generation warfare collection]
* [http://www.zotero.org/mazsa/items/collection/568130 qp's Zotero conditions / warfare / 4th generation warfare collection]


= Participation =
== Participation ==
== Reference ==
=== Reference ===


* [http://delicious.com/mbauwens/Participation Michael's delicious participation links]
* [http://delicious.com/mbauwens/Participation Michael's delicious participation links]
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* [http://delicious.com/qpeter/voting qp's delicious voting links]
* [http://delicious.com/qpeter/voting qp's delicious voting links]


= Customary Law =
== Customary Law ==
Customary law does not mean that we should avoid prescriptive laws or constitutions: it just means that we should review and appreciate the experiences we acquired through our cooperation of different kinds on the internet.
Customary law does not mean that we should avoid prescriptive laws or constitutions: it just means that we should review and appreciate the experiences we acquired through our cooperation of different kinds on the internet.
== Reference ==
=== Reference ===
* [http://www.zotero.org/mazsa/items/collection/1754130 qp's Zotero non-territorial law collection]
* [http://www.zotero.org/mazsa/items/collection/1754130 qp's Zotero non-territorial law collection]



Revision as of 22:57, 2 March 2010

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Status

  • Work in progress
  • Please feel free to edit
  • Please help to correct the grammar in this wiki page: thank you:)

Concept

'Free' tax means libre tax and, at the same time, optionally gratis tax (c.f.: Wikipedia: Gratis versus Libre, The Free Software Definition and The Open Source Definition).

The Project as the Greatest Common Divisor

The Free Tax Project is defined as the Greatest Common Divisor among

Subprojects

The subprojects should be the necessary and sufficient conditions for the project.

We should have

  1. (Sustainable Creativity) an ethical basis for independent tax in the form of a firm conception of sustainable creativity
  2. (Independent Money) money (incl. the infrastructure for other secure communication) independent of states
  3. (Independent Tax) the option to pay our tax on bits independent of states
  4. (Pacification) the option to avoid double taxation of bits by states
  5. (Participation) the infrastructure to spend our taxes by means of our participation, and
  6. (Customary Law) laws revealed by our customs of our communities on the internet.

Sustainable Creativity

Independent Money

Reference

Independent Tax

Tax on bits independent of states

  • default rate > 0
  • option out (i.e., e-cash)

The 0% tax rate does not mean gratis transaction: the costs of transaction and tax rates are not the same concepts.

Reference

Pacification

  • default: no double taxation
  • option out (i.e., pay taxes on bits to states as well)

Reference

Participation

Reference

Customary Law

Customary law does not mean that we should avoid prescriptive laws or constitutions: it just means that we should review and appreciate the experiences we acquired through our cooperation of different kinds on the internet.

Reference

To do

  • Bibliography
    • Zotero
    • Michael's references
  • Extract of conversation w Michael & Kevin