It depends on whether you’re the thief or the victim
RAISING INCOME by an organ of state for public use was once famously described as “legalised theft” by French economist Frédéric Bastiat.
Given that paying one’s taxes is an activity that is enforced by legislation, it’s hard to argue against the idea that taxation essentially involves the coercive taking of one’s property.
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