History/Culture buffs: Are there any TAX-FREE societies in history that have survived?

[Proud2BAmurkin]

If there aren't why don't our candidates start off their response to every tax question with that fact?

[GeminiProgressive]

1. I am pretty sure

the DPRK has no taxation on it's people.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

2. Does the population shrinking in physical size due to starvation count as "survival"

I don't know.

[GeminiProgressive]

4. not saying they are anything special

I had just heard that before so wanted to share.

[Warpy]

6. Taxation isn't always in money

It can also be taken in labor or the product of such labor, especially food. That's the taxation system in rural areas in all feudal countries, even the nominally communist ones.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

7. Yeah should have phrased better. Referring to "pure capitalist" socieites with no taxes

nt

[XemaSab]

9. That was part of the Egyptian system:

requiring people to work on the pyrimids and other structures for so many days a year.

[fenriswolf]

3. your question is fundamentally flawed

every society eventually dissapears with time. The current societies that are around are not because they are the best, only the latest and they will go away with time. So the answer to your question is ......in time, none.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

5. How long have they "thrived" then

in comparison? Have any?

[fenriswolf]

8. i didnt use the word thrive

and i dont understand your question.

[JustAnotherGen]

10. I can't think of any . . .

I mean - if we go back to the Cave Men - I'm sure they didn't have taxes.

But Charles Martel had to raise an army - and raise the MONEY to raise the Army and fight the Battle of Tours. Now here's the irony (as Bush and Co talk 'tax cuts' ) . . .

C. Martel effectively stopped the Saracen invasion of Europe. His fighting the battle a right way (I'm not Christian and I don't buy this 'War' as Bush calls it so understand what I'm about to type): lead to the saving of Christendom from Islam.

Kinda makes one think huh . . . Oh - that's right - he's a French Man - Bush could never take a cue from a (makes me puke to type this) 'Freedom Fry' person because then he might have to admit they were right in the first place. Even if that French man lived in the 8th century.

Go figure - it takes money and the correct allotment of it to fight a war. It also takes being provoked (the invasion into the Frank's land). It also helps if you have enough bodies and the support of your people - and you aren't just making shit up <--------Goes back to the Franks having solid evidence to go to the mattresses based on the fact that the INVADERS were in their land. Go figure.

[JustAnotherGen]

11. Wait

Check out Saudi Arabia. For some reason I don't think the S.A. Citizen that lives in Saudi Arabia pays income taxes if they earn the money in S.A.