RE: Is Taxation Theft?
I like your point on this matter. Having protection for property and assets you have gained is very important. But, does this system have to maintain the way that it is? What if we had a decentralized (hello crypto) way of arbitrating disputes over ownership that provided the same legal protections as a paid government organization?
I feel, being only 24 years old, that I was born into a situation I didn't ask for. Granted that's how everyone is born, luck of the draw I suppose, but why should I settle for a system that takes from me and gives back in confusing and often corrupted ways. I believe there's always a better way, it's just a matter of time before finding and implementing it successfully.
I see taxes as a currently necessary double-edged sword. It keeps the current system flowing. Without that, we would have chaos. With them, we have unrest and discomfort. Seems likes we are in need of a solution.
A decentralized government is still a government (although one that I would much prefer). Government is simply an implementation of an agreement between a group of people. I'm totally for better implementations of outdated systems that are more people friendly. But you are always going to need some entity to provide legal protections. And you always have people that try to take advantage of it.
Maybe we need an AI governing entity? Hmm, seems dangerous. Maybe not.
Yes I agree, I did not mean to imply that we did not need governance. Just a different form of it, as you said.
Skynet?!