I would disagree... I believe the point is to illustrate that you either have inalienable natural rights or you don't -- which is usually the basis of the "tax

I would disagree... I believe the point is to illustrate that you either have inalienable natural rights or you don't -- which is usually the basis of the "taxation is theft" argument -- i.e. you either own the produce of your labor or some other entity owns it and allows you to keep a portion of it out of kindness or whatever. Not arguing for or against just explaining the reasoning behind their reductio ad absurdum "thought experiment".