A tax is a compulsory payment levied by the government on individuals or companies to meet the expenditure which is required for public welfare. Violence being

A tax is a compulsory payment levied by the government on individuals or companies to meet the expenditure which is required for public welfare. Violence being monopolised by State is the modern political philosophy given by Weber in 1919. Tax existed when individuals namely aristocracy even had legitimate use of violence. Apple makes case it charges fees for public good by curating list and providing security to end users, that's public welfare unless it's millions of users aren't enough to be categorised as Public.