> Let's assume we're talking about tax evasion: the government is telling its citizens "Give me 50% of your profit or I'll put you in jail". This is violence an

> Let's assume we're talking about tax evasion: the government is telling its citizens "Give me 50% of your profit or I'll put you in jail". This is violence and it's immoral. I could just as well say "hoarding resources and not sharing them with the rest of society, just because you're able to, deprives others. This is violence and immoral." That's not necessarily my personal view, but do you see how morals can differ? > Escaping this violence is not a crime in my book. The key concept there being that it's "your" book. Laws are not objective and absolute, they're the result of the society they exist in, preferably (in my and most people's opinion) derived from democratic participation. Your book is not aligned with the laws of the country you live in. You can lobby to change that, but it does not mean that the laws are invalid or shouldn't apply.