Well, they haven't used millions of any currency of my money (except possibly reckoned in Yen or Turkish Lira) because they haven't taken that much from me. However, the point is that if they use (say) 2000 pounds per person of taxes to pay for something then that money has to come from somewhere, and where it comes from is by taking that money from people by some means, basically taxes. So yes, it is indeed our money which is being taken from us to pay for other people's mistakes (and greed).
Also, if something is taken from me without my consent[1] (the usual word for that is 'stolen') I still regard it as mine. If that thing is then used to commit a crime then I have a right to be annoyed about it.
[1] Taxation is without my consent, I have no option to say they can't have the money. My only option would be to earn nothing (OK, so I am currently exercising that option!), if I earn and don't pay then they use force to take it from me and/or imprison me.
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Date: 2008-10-13 08:48 pm (UTC)Also, if something is taken from me without my consent[1] (the usual word for that is 'stolen') I still regard it as mine. If that thing is then used to commit a crime then I have a right to be annoyed about it.
[1] Taxation is without my consent, I have no option to say they can't have the money. My only option would be to earn nothing (OK, so I am currently exercising that option!), if I earn and don't pay then they use force to take it from me and/or imprison me.