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People keep repeating that but I always felt it was a pretty lazy argument. If you're engaging in world building, you can add axioms as you see fit. "Taxation i
by davidivadavid 10y ago
People keep repeating that but I always felt it was a pretty lazy argument. If you're engaging in world building, you can add axioms as you see fit. "Taxation is theft, unless used to fund x, y, z" included. Boom, no inconsistency. Are there other political systems you believe are internally consistent to the same standard you apply to libertarianism?
- foldr 10y ago> "Taxation is theft, unless used to fund x, y, z" included. Boom, no inconsistency. The problem is that the arguments that Libertarians use to show that taxation is theft don't leave room for that sort of exception. So sure, you could just say, without supporting argument, "I think that taxes should pay for x, y and z and nothing else". But then if someone suggests that taxes should also pay for a, b and c, you can no longer give a principled objection.