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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
No, its not at all like local government.
VFDs have no power to tax, nor do they employ men with guns to coerce the citizens to ensure they get the money. They pass no laws restricting the rights of people, they grant to political favors and pay their friends from the public treasury. VFDs are totally voluntary.
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A 'socialistic' organization does not require a formal government to exist nor does it require taxes to support it.
Here is one definition that I found:
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a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
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Sounds like a VFD to me.
A kibutz is also 'socialistic' with no government or taxes involved.
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