never said that.. the statement is taxing is theft.
It's ridiculous to state that being taxed is like being stolen from.
YES: the gov't can do better at spending wisely

Its not ridiculous at all. Its literally what it is.

It's non consensual. There is a difference between voluntary and being forced to pay.

who pays for the military then? who pays for roads etc.

Not so if the argument is that tax is theft. It’s simply a moral argument from a libertarian standpoint. The government shouldn’t take your money by force, it’s immoral.apparently they should be asked nicely and be allowed to say yes or no and only pay voluntarily.

However, since it doesn’t stop these people availing themselves of all the systems taxation has paid for it’s hypocritical as.

This post was edited by AyeCaramba on Dec 26 2022 03:20am

We think things should be funded voluntarily, we are forced to pay for some things, and 'yet' we still use them.

No hypocrisy found.



Thats an implied argument for why you think taxation is necessary or desirable, not for why it isn't theft

If there is a demand for roads and military services people can and would fund them voluntarily.

There are a number of different ways that have been written about extensively and some are already used.
Toll roads, sponsored roads, voluntary donations or service fees, Businesses paying for roads that lead to their stores, etc.
Roads weren't invented by government and existed independently.

As it stands government roads and the military industrial complex are currently a major catastrophe.
Military spending should be cut drastically and reduced to legitimate purposes.
How we will fund the genocide in yemen and the proxy war/money laundering in Ukraine if we aren't forced to pay for it?

The military has great public support even with the awful things they have done.
If taxation was abolished do you think military services and roads would cease to exist? Or would people find a different way?

This post was edited by cambovenzi on Dec 26 2022 04:58am

Imagine saying tax is theft, and mentioning Keynes in the same breath.

Yep

Taxes are even more theft when you are like: single 30 years old, healthy, above median revenue, but while still being an employee. For sure, at this point you may have to ask yourself if it's not all your fault eventually.

This is called a false dichtomy fallacy.

You are also conflating everyone with the government. I'm not stealing from anyone or threatening to imprison or kill them if they don't give me their money. The government does that.



You are offended. Great. Thats not an argument.

Taxation is theft. Thats not lying, no matter how offended you get.




You are unwittingly conceding the point and illuminating the heart of the issue. Refusing to be stolen from can result in dire consequences from the government, so you pay taxes.. And not because its some moral imperative to fund the worst people in the world.

This post was edited by cambovenzi on Dec 26 2022 07:50am