Lol, listen to yourself, Kurt. This sort of lazy logic is outrageous. If democratic taxation is "coercive wealth confiscation," then what do you call it when a corporation makes its original wealth from slavery?

Surviving Tomorrow readers are encouraged to support local businesses all the time.

FYI, we don't suffer false dichotomies here-- we can support local and tax multinationals.

It's wildly naive to think the world's largest monopolies don't have competitive advantages over local suppliers. They also ruin culture.