Guess what: most intelligent people understand that government and public services are a good thing, and that taxes are necessary to have them.
Most intelligent people 300 years ago thought people could be owned, leeches were medicine, and that outer space was filled with ether. The logical fallacy you are making is called
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum.
I am not advancing that fact that as
proof that governments are good. The point is that calling taxation "stealing from the people" is not reasonable, since most people believe (rightly or wrongly) that taxes are necessary and everybody should pay them.
Of course, many or even most people may think that
certain taxes are unjustified or unfair, and that
certain government spending is waste. That does not invalidate the point.
Boa noite Sr Jorge Stolfi,
Sou brasileiro também, tenho 22 anos e sou graduando de administração na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Percebi que você tem um bom conhecimento do que é a experiência Bitcoin e que está buscando se informar mais. Isso é muito bom para a nossa mídia, e melhor ainda para quem quer a informação que agrega conhecimento, não só pipoca e circo.
De qualquer forma, acho que tem bastante material aqui de muita qualidade evidenciando falhas no nosso atual sistema e com embasamento teórico e histórico (queda do império romano - por exemplo). Me coloco a disposição para conversamos, caso seja do seu interesse.
Rafael
(from Portuguese)
Goodnight Mr Jorge Stolfi,
Also I am Brazilian, I'm 22 and I'm majoring in administration of Federal University of Santa Catarina. I noticed that you have a good knowledge of what is Bitcoin experience and who is seeking to learn more. This is very good for our media, and even better for those who want the information that brings new knowledge, not just popcorn and circus.
Anyway, I think there's enough material here for a lot of quality showing flaws in our current system and the historical and theoretical basis (fall of the Roman Empire - for example). I put my hand to speak, if of interest.