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I feel like I'm in crazytown when I express distress about taxation - literally people forcibly taking away your property - and ppl act like I'm the crazy one. Sure, you could argue that this forcible theft is worth it, and I'll respect that, but it's still not crazy to be upset.

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You would not be able to make any money without the society around you. Most of your property is probably the work of other people directly or indirectly.

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Yeah, this is true! And somehow, most of society seems to function super well and help each other without using force.

9:26 PM · Apr 24, 2021

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Most of, but not all of. Do you think we need a stable currency? How could it exist without institutions? How could you make sure only those benefit who pay for it voluntarely?

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It works with little actual force because the threat of force is so clearly implied. An alien looking down on Earth would marvel: "somehow, most of society (including

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) pay a lot of money to the government without govt. goons breaking into their houses and taking it".

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Most taxation also doesn't use force, only the threat of it. But this is true of lots of things in society: stores work very well because you will be met with force if you just grab stuff you want and walk out, banks work because you will be met with force if you rob them, etc.