TAXATION IS THEFT?
When Sam the mugger, decides to rob you of your valuable goods or hard earned money at gunpoint, you instantly know what the act is called: theft. You do not only receive sympathy from the public, but are also found entitled to police support and protection. The city administration upon learning of the incident would most certainly show some anxiety over deteriorating law and order situation and the government would certainly criticize the thug's immoral act.
However lets just suppose that Sam the mugger wants you money again. But this time, some respectable people like senators, parliamentarians, Congressmen etc., accompany him. Instead of the gun, he carries an official letter that says certain percentage of your hard earned money is now his. The tone remains the same i.e. threatening. You give him money OR ... The dire consequences of not complying with his 'request' are repeated reiterated lest you refuse. This time, you are not supported by anyone. The public is confused and cannot understand which side to vouch for. The police and law enforcement clearly favor Sam the mugger. Government obviously lashes out at no one else but you. In short you are now the culprit since Sam the mugger has massive state support.
However in both situations: the original cause of conflict remains the same. You are being forced to part with your money and are being threatened of grim consequences if you choose not to comply. In short you rights are being violated. So does the fact that Sam the mugger has chosen to rob you through political process makes his act less reprehensible. The answer is an emphatic No. Theft is theft regardless of the means used. This is because what a man produces by his own effort or gains through fair means, is his property unless he chooses to part with it of his own free will.
In Principles of Political Economy, Mill (1970) argues against taxation saying that every citizen has " ... A right to the exclusive disposal of what he or she have produced by their own exertions, or received either by gift or by fair agreement, without force or fraud, from those who produced it....
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