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- rsch_taxes.html accessdate "2008-04-14".
- rsch_taxes.html first "Hershel".
- rsch_taxes.html isCitedBy Hershel_Schachter.
- rsch_taxes.html last "Schachter".
- rsch_taxes.html publisher "Torahweb.org".
- rsch_taxes.html quote "In the days of the Talmud taxes were collected for the purpose of enriching the king. Based on the parshas hamelech in Sefer Shmuel , the Rabbis formulated the principle of dina demalchusa dina , literally, the "law of the land is binding": everyone must pay taxes. In Shulchan Aruch , the Rishonim are quoted as having pointed out that if the taxes are unfair, or discriminatory this would not constitute "dina" demalchusa – "the law of the land," but rather "gazlanusa" demalchusa – "the embezzlement of the land," and such tax laws are not binding . A system of graduated income tax is considered fair and reasonable .…t is important to note that today the basis for taxation is totally different from what it was in Talmudic times. Today, all modern countries provide a variety of services: They provide streets and highways, and maintain forests and museums. They provide fire, police, and military protection. They collect garbage and deliver mail. They do medical research to discover cures for diseases, etc. The taxes are collected for the purpose of covering the annual budget, which pays for all of these projects. The halacha views all of the people living in the same neighborhood as "shutfim" – "partners," sharing a common need for a shul, yeshiva, mikveh and an eruv, and therefore, the "partners" can force each other to put up the needed amount to further their partnership. So too, all people who live in the same city, state, and country are considered "shutfim" with respect to the services provided by that city, state, and country.…In our modern world, one who does not pay his proper share of taxes is no longer viewed as cheating the king of the country, but rather as cheating his partners. The amount of money not paid by the one who cheats will have to be taken care of by having the rest of the "partners" put up more money from their pockets to cover all the expenses of the partnership. And even if much of the tax money goes towards expenditures that are not to one's personal liking and that one gets nothing out of, such is the halacha of any partnership: the majority of the partners have the right to determine what are the reasonable needs of the partnership . Therefore, this majority has the legitimate right to force the minority to contribute their share towards properly furthering the partnership.".
- rsch_taxes.html title "Taxation and Dina Demalchusa".
- rsch_taxes.html url rsch_taxes.html.
- rsch_taxes.html year "2005".