Taxation
“Taxation is "send me the money, or I will escalate force against you until you send me the money or die". That's what it is. It's a shakedown in uniform — that's what taxation is, always has been, always will be.”
- Stefan Molyneux
extortion - "stealing by threat of violence".
“No human being can delegate a right that one does not have to any other human being or group of human beings. One human being does not have the right to steal from another; therefore, a group of human beings do not have the right to steal from another. Stealing is by definition a Wrong (and never a Right) under Natural Law.”
- The Biggest Picture
“Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success.”
- Mark Skousen
The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society. —Mark Skousen
