I think there's a phenomenal amount of effort put into defending the indefensible, i.e. the moral necessity of taxation. I was talking to a Christian the other day who defended taxation as being almost identical to tithing! Since Paul talks in Romans 13 about government officials being "ministers of God", they're a bit like Church pastors, and so we're responsible for taking care of them as they go about their blessed work!!! And I know that mindset is shared by many... Nevermind the fact that giving to a Church is VOLUNTARY and taxation is enforced under threat of extreme violence...let's just ignore that critical distinction...

It's just mind-boggling how people have been duped into believing absolute bullshit.