In my opinion, I think I have made a number of compelling cases in defense of taxation. I have yet to hear a convincing rational argument from anyone.

One thing to note about my opinion is level of nuance entailed to understand. People talk about wokism being a mind virus but don’t stop to consider maybe their conspiratorial ancap/right wing/libertarian viewpoint is equally capable of being a mind virus, so much so they can’t appreciate the nuance of my opinion. I put forth this idea and see if anyone wishes to discuss further:

Any possible critique that you have against taxation, is a critique against the current instantiation of taxation. If you critique the endless wars, the wasteful and frivolous spending, the COERCIVE nature of taxation, the “too high” nature of taxes; those are all good and valid critiques to make and point out.

Let me posit you this question. If you paid $0.01 cent in taxes every year, would you argue as vehemently that taxation is theft? Maybe, but that would be an absolute abysmal hot take. Paying $0.01 in taxes to gain access to living in the greatest country in the world would be an absolute steal of an exchange to take advantage of. If the US government could somehow provide all of the services that it currently does, without using deficit spending, while only collecting $0.01 in taxation, it would be the largest asymmetrical bet in history, even bigger than bitcoin 🫨 the opportunity it would gain you in exchange for the cost of what you payed is inconceivable. This is all to point out… taxation is a discussion of whether you feel the taxes you pay are worth what you receive in exchange for them. It is not theft, because it’s an exchange. It doesn’t have to be coercive, because there is a low enough amount that you would willingly and gladly commit (clammer and beg even) to that exchange.