What would a government govern without taxes? The Articles of Confederation tried this and couldn't raise enough money to do anything. It ended up in a riot. Literally. Some of the states didn't want to give the Federal government any money. It left the nation completely vulnerable. Can't raise a military. Can't have any law enforcement. Can't have any jurisprudence. Those are the basics right there. EVEN then, the founders didn't think for one second that states couldn't levy taxes. The states were taxing their citizens and very few people had an issue with it, as long as they had representatives.

People who are allowing for a government have to have something binding them to that government. Complete freedom comes with complete risk, and there is nothing in humanity that would keep someone from completely dominating another person unless you live in a Utopia where everyone thinks like you.

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