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| Subject: How can anyone really believe, “Taxation is theft!” Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:50 pm | |
| Nonlibertarians can be perplexed by some libertarian beliefs. A great example is: “Taxation is theft!” Let me, as someone who came from the left and had to work through it myself, share with you the logic. But, apologies beforehand: our perspective, while rational and consistent, can be a bit jarring. So, take a deep breath, and hold onto your britches!
Have you ever noticed that: – The difference between rape and sex is … consent. – The difference between employment and slavery is … consent. – The difference between theft and trade is … consent.
Taxation is without consent. It is without voluntary agreement. It is based on threats of violence.
You are charged for “services” – which you never ordered, – most of which you do not want, – many of which are so abhorrent to you that you would actually pay to discontinue.
… if you had a choice, … which you most decidedly do not.
All of these “services” are over-priced, inefficient, wasteful, destructive, counterproductive, and poorly implemented — yet they are forced on you with an FU attitude as though the service provider is doing you a great favor, bestowing upon you — out of the goodness of his heart, — his fantastic, “free” service.
The real beneficiaries are the buddies of the people who take your money:
big juicy contracts to do little work; giant benefits packages and pensions worth more than you will ever make; violently enforced monopolies to keep out competitors; and, the power to force you to pay for their product or service.
http://resiststatism.com/2018/03/31/how-can-anyone-really-believe-taxation-is-theft/ |
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