Dakota on Nostr: Yeah, it might actually the other way around. By not paying taxes, you are trying to ...

Yeah, it might actually the other way around. By not paying taxes, you are trying to reap the benefits of a society that you didn’t help pay for. You are in effect stealing from everyone else. Why are you trying to steal from me bro? You can’t enjoy the protection of a border from a standing army that you did not help pay for.

And currently, I am of the opinion that there are certain goods and services that are best provided by the collective action of cooperating individuals. We call those cooperating individuals the state, and we call the money payed for those goods and services taxes. I consider military, police, and courts to be examples of such goods and services.