Super Testnet on Nostr: > it's whether payment is negotiated or extracted ...

> it's whether payment is negotiated or extracted

quoting
nevent1q…a05m

If the only difference between rent and taxes is "rent is voluntary," then it follows that taxes are the same thing as rent, except compulsory.

Rent is a charge on the use of something (such as a location) for a period of time

Human nature compels all of us to exist in places for periods of time. So the owners of those places have a natural right to charge us for the use of those spaces. That's why rent exists and is reasonable to pay if you are a tenant in someone's building, and it is also why taxes exist and are reasonable to pay if you are a resident in someone's country.