Isn't that a question of semantics? Sure, when the government does this, it is called a tax. However, this was a surprise tax levied on unaware people, leaving

Isn't that a question of semantics? Sure, when the government does this, it is called a tax. However, this was a surprise tax levied on unaware people, leaving them with no chance to plan or prepare themselves, by people who they didn't vote for (from how I understand it). To me, it doesn't seem too far off the mark to call it theft.