Free Tax Project

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Greatest Common Divisor

'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).

Necessary and sufficient conditions for the Free Tax Project

  1. (Sustainable Creativity) that we should have an ethical basis for free tax in the form of a firm conception of sustainable creativity
  2. (Independent Money) that we must create e-money independent of states
  3. (Independent Tax) that we should have the opportunity to pay our tax on bits independent of states
  4. (Pacification) that we should have the opportunity to avoid double taxation of bits by states
  5. (Participation) that we should have the infrastructure to spend our taxes by means of our participation, and
  6. (Customary Law) that we must reveal our laws based on our customs of our communities on the internet.

Sustainable Creativity

Independent Money

Independent Tax

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

Pacification

Participation

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

Customary Law

Other

Wikipedia: Internet taxes

Wikipedia: Custom (law)