(03-24-2023, 01:08 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(03-24-2023, 12:13 PM)mikesez Wrote: A reasonable person must yield the point that taxation is not theft. 
That doesn't mean that all taxation is justified or good.
Taxation that is too high or that is spent on things the people don't want is tyranny and must be resisted.  But it's tyranny, not theft.

Taxation that is not voluntary is exactly theft. You know this, you just love being the contrarian.

The definition of theft is "the act of stealing or taking something from someone unlawfully."  Since taxes are implemented by passing laws, they are not theft.  You are a citizen of this country or this state, and you are subject to the laws of this country or this state.

If you want to assert that taxation is the taking of private property, in violation of your property rights, then you have to deal with the fact that the concept of private property is a result of laws and conventions, of which taxes is an integral part.

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