A great article from a brother libertarian:txfatherofseven.wordpress.com
He very patiently explains that “taxation IS theft”.
Read on, good folk .
Was scanning the news feed and came across a short blip from a Keynesian economist that wrote something along these lines —
If you’re ever debating with a libertarian, you’ll invariably end up being accused of supporting theft because you believe people have a social duty to fulfill by paying their taxes. Taxation is not theft. It’s more akin to paying rent. Plus, you get things in return for your taxes, so that’s hardly theft. You can also vote against raising taxes. . . . And you DO have social responsibilities. No man is an island unto himself.
<sigh>
<deep breath>
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