Tax is not a one-time contract nor a punishment, as you are presenting it to be. It's a democratic agreement about how society should be run. Another democrati

Tax is not a one-time contract nor a punishment, as you are presenting it to be. It's a democratic agreement about how society should be run. Another democratic agreement is that you are allowed and encouraged to own capital. (That's why it's called 'capitalism', to distinguish it from other possibilities)