Marks on 09 October 2012
insomniac17 said:
The argument depends on how you view property rights. If the government is the legitimate owner of the territory it controls, then taxes cannot be theft. If the government came to own its territory illegitimately, then taxes are theft. So the question here is, did the government come to own its territory legitimately? |
Thank you for a good response. I like reading a valid argument much more than something like "Because taxes aren't theft. It's a simple, categorical thing.
As for a response to your argument, I would have to do some reading first to come up with my own thoughts on the issue.
