What if I told you taxation is an exchange with other people, directly. You pay money to people, directly, and in exchange, you are given access to certain good and services. At what point are people not involved with taxation? And how is it not direct? And if it were indirect (which I don’t know if it is isn’t and whether it has to be that way or not) what is your disagreement with the indirectness of it?

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I think your definition is incorrect if you think that a middleman or ten in between my money and some effect is "direct."

In my definition, I directly give money to a person and receive expected goods/services.

My issue with taxation is that it is immoral. It is wrong to steal. How is taxation NOT theft? I am coerced to pay taxes or face penalties up to and including death if I (rightfully) resist. I have never once signed a contract guaranteeing that my taxes go towards anything that I might consider useful. Which, even it things are useful, it's still wrong since others wouldn't and NO ONE should have heave their earned money taken from them without permission.

Don't forget all the in effective middle men get paid for being leaches 🙄