Taxation is theft, purely and simply even though it is theft on a grand and colossal scale which no acknowledged criminals could hope to match. Murray Rothbard

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[–]Questionable 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Income tax is theft. All other taxes pay for things directly.

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I think other taxes like property tax and inheritance tax are also theft. But really, since we have no proper representation, all current taxes are theft. Under actual representation, some taxes would be fine.

[–]Druullus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

What taxes pay for things directly?

[–]Intuit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Gasoline tax pays for roads directly, and even properly scales it based on how much driving you do.

[–]Druullus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The US? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_tax

These all pay for stuff "directly", more so then income tax? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax