I'm seeing a number of (well intentioned) people here raising the classic Randian argument of the morality of taxes, and several other points from her work Capi

I'm seeing a number of (well intentioned) people here raising the classic Randian argument of the morality of taxes, and several other points from her work Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, such as taxing consumption. As a former Objectivist, all I can say (without writing an entire essay) is that there are logically sound and morally superior counter arguments against both of the above arguments, and in favor of limited forms of socialism. I use the word 'limited socialism' because people (like me) who grew up during the Cold War tend to associate any socialist program with Soviet communism and totalitarianism.