"How will society function without taxes?" is a genuine question and several books have been written to answer this question. I'm currently reading one of them:

"How will society function without taxes?" is a genuine question and several books have been written to answer this question. I'm currently reading one of them: Anarchy, State and Utopia. The answers are very interesting and mind opening, and I'd invite you to do your own research. One last point about your question above. Is it really fair to ask an abolitionist "but without slaves, who will pick the cotton?"? Must the abolitionist have an answer to that question in order for us to act on his argument that slavery is immoral?