RE: Is Taxation Theft? - We Asked Canadians & The Results Are Terrifying!
taxation is not theft if they are justified by the quality of infrastructure the government provides.
As long as you can justify theft as providing infrastructure it's not theft? How absurd is that!
For example, without the government, there will be no well-maintained roads and bridge, then of course, I won't mind paying my taxes.
But as long as good roads and bridges are good roads and bridges, taxation is not theft, even if they are forcibly doing it.
The government helps to address the market failure problem resulting in a deadweight loss.
The market failure problem?
The tax may decrease the overall utility of our income but increase the efficiency of society. That to me is a trade off I'm willing to bear.
So to you it's a trade off, because they're not stealing if they use the money to improve society.
It's not the act that makes it stealing, it's what you do with the consequences of the act that makes it stealing.
However, if taxes do not result in an overall increase in welfare of the society, then to me, that's theft. If I have no say on the projects that I support, but my money is "forcefully" taken away from me, then that's robbery.
How much say do you have about anything the government does? Seems you're implying that you get a say..
It's easy to write sweeping personal attacks like this. If you truly want to engage an argument, please provide your statement and argument your point. Simply writing: How absurd is that doesn't absolve you from using your brain to think critically.
Substantiate your point. What do you mean by consequences of the act? Provide examples. Unless you want me to engage in your argument you've got to do better than that.
I never imply that I get a say on the project. On the contrary, because I don't get a say in how my money is spent when it gets to the government, that's why I believe my money is "wasted." High taxation that supports wasteful behavior is theft. I've worked in the private and the public system and I saw first hand how funds are being allocated to projects which resulted in thousands of dollars, even millions of wasteful spending.
If you have nothing better to write, I would strongly urge you to work on your logic and think carefully before spewing thoughtless remarks.