Taxes
Is it justifiable to force people to pay tax?
A citizen of the USA that I met while teaching in Taiwan posted on his facebook the other day that forcing one to pay taxes is atone to violence and slavery. While I have seen a few 'academics' (in the sordid use of the word) publish books suggesting this, I never believed anyone normal would seriously believe it. Yes, I realise most rich people dislike tax, but that even they would never seriously suggest it is slavery or a form of violence.
Am I mad, or is this premise is just wrong?
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