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Re: Is taxation theft?
by
milewilda
on 31/01/2025, 06:26:08 UTC

The question is rather: Is taxation justifiable theft? A necessary evil? Libertarians tend to argue that it's wrong regardless the intentions. Taking someone's property without their permission is unethical, no matter how good you want to do with it. Others, who support social contract theory, argue that it's necessary and should be seen as "voluntary obligation".


Taxation is necessary in any case in human society. After all, these funds are used to finance the army, health care, public sector employees, roads, various social projects, without which it would be very difficult for an ordinary person to live in society. Therefore, whether we want it or not, taxation is necessary.

But another question is whether the amount of this taxation is fair and whether these funds are distributed fairly. Here we will almost always receive a negative answer and it is unlikely that the situation will ever change. Such is human nature in this material world. Only when humanity, without wars and cataclysms, will work for a long time to improve the standard of living, then, perhaps, we will be able to say that we are in order with taxation issues. But then, most likely, the question of taxation will disappear by itself due to the uselessness of taxation itself.
Or taxation is simply part of economic development and this is why we can really be able to say that tax is crucial for such manner. Although there should really be that at least considerable % when it comes to taxation on which its getting in line with the current job rate and any other aspects on which it should be considered . The main issue on here is on how to make use of those taxes on the right way and everything will really be that in accordance into the government on how to make use of those amounts and wont really be ending up on having that possible corruption. This is the only time that 'theft' is applied literally and not on the sense on having that theft on what people is been paying or deducted into. People wont really be having no complaints if they have seen such progress into their country or society or something that they can benefit out but of course the % shouldnt be that too much though but in overall the differences isnt really that too much in between countries.