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== Concept == | == Concept == | ||
'Free' tax | 'Free' tax | ||
* ''libre'' tax and, at the same time, optionally ''gratis'' tax (c.f.: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_Libre Wikipedia: Gratis versus Libre], [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html The Free Software Definition] and [http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd The Open Source Definition]), | * means ''libre'' tax and, at the same time, optionally ''gratis'' tax (c.f.: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_Libre Wikipedia: Gratis versus Libre], [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html The Free Software Definition] and [http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd The Open Source Definition]), | ||
* that the tax is free from monopolization (e.g. by the states), i.e. free for competition | ** but does not mean that it is necessarily gratis, | ||
* independent tax ( | * means that the tax is free from monopolization (e.g. by the states), i.e. the tax market is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contestable_market contestable], i.e. free for competition | ||
* | ** but does not mean that tax should be freely monopolizable (e.g. by the states), | ||
** and does not mean either that some hypothetical (e.g. a super-state) authority should enforce tax competition, i.e that the tax market should be competitive, | |||
* means independent tax (e.g. free from dependence of states), | |||
** but does not mean that taxation should be independent from ethical considerations. | |||
== The Project as the Greatest Common Divisor == | == The Project as the Greatest Common Divisor == | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 6 April 2010
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- Extract of conversation w Michael & Kevin
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),
- but does not mean that it is necessarily gratis,
- means that the tax is free from monopolization (e.g. by the states), i.e. the tax market is contestable, i.e. free for competition
- but does not mean that tax should be freely monopolizable (e.g. by the states),
- and does not mean either that some hypothetical (e.g. a super-state) authority should enforce tax competition, i.e that the tax market should be competitive,
- means independent tax (e.g. free from dependence of states),
- but does not mean that taxation should be independent from ethical considerations.
The Project as the Greatest Common Divisor
The Free Tax Project is defined as the Greatest Common Divisor among
- p2p movements
- Hackerspaces
- Pirate Parties
- Micronations
- "State hack" projects (first steps in this direction: Free State Project and Icelandic Modern Media Initiative)
- The United Persons
- (who else?).
Constraints
Scope of the state
The predetermination of the desirable scope of the state is certainly not included in the Greatest Common Divisor.
Subprojects
The subprojects should be defined as the necessary and sufficient open system modules for the project.
At first, we should have
- (Sustainable Creativity) an ethical basis for independent tax in the form of a firm conception of sustainable creativity
- (Independent Infrastructure) infrastructure for secure communication independent of states
- (Independent Money and Tax) the option to exchange bits and pay our tax on bits independent of states
- (Pacification) the option to avoid double taxation of bits by states
- (Participation) the infrastructure to spend our taxes by means of our participation,
- (Customary Law) laws revealed by our customs of our communities on the internet, and
- (Citizen Experience) to offer average users a kind of user experience as Apple provides, and to advanced users we need to keep this system open like Linux and formal like machine readable ontologies, for all above.
Sustainable Creativity
Independent Infrastructure
Independent Money and 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.
Scope
Problems
Solutions
Reference
- p2pfoundation.net/Category:Money and p2pfoundation.net/Category:Taxation
- Michael's delicious P2P-Money and P2P Tax links
- Smart Taxes Network (Michaels's favorite tax-project)
- qp's Zotero money and tax
- qp's delicious money and tax links
- Collections of Roy Davies on money and e-money, and the book of his father on the History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
Pacification
- default: no double taxation
- option out (i.e., pay taxes on bits to states as well)
Reference
- p2pfoundation.net/Category:Security
- Michael's delicious security / P2P-Warfare links
- qp's Zotero conditions / warfare / 4th generation warfare and / invasion collections
- qp's delicious security+defense links
Participation
Reference
- Michael's delicious participation, collective choice systems and P2P-Governance links
- qp's Zotero voting and nudges collections
- qp's delicious voting and governance links
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
Citizen Experience
- Usable
- Open
- Formal