Topic: Is taxation theft? - page 20. (Read 75978 times)

I could not consider tax as a theft. Its the government has the right to impose tax to individual. It's our obligation to pay tax since we are ruled by the government. It will be use in public purpose.

In my country taxes are getting higher. If that isn't problematic enough prices of goods, commodities
and services are getting higher as well but the wage is still the same. If there's ever an increase taxes
are just gonna consume it. You don't see the quality and speed of services and projects that our taxes are
supposedly for. Yes, it is a theft sometimes a very well laid planned form of theft.

Some of you people are acting like sheep happy to see yourselves being robbed. How can you say that it's not theft if you can't just say that you won't pay them and get on with your life? A slave can't say he won't work because he'll get beaten or killed. It's the same with the taxpayer. In many countries you'll end up in jail where you can get beaten raped and even murdered. And all because you didn't want to contribute to the wellbeing of your masters and rullers. The politicians who claim to be working for your benefit but are in fact doing it for their own.

I think the tax is not a thief, because with the tax can build the city and public facilities that can be used by the community

Well, in some ways it is, but the government was created by people, so people themselves delegated a part of their rights to the government to feel that somebody protects them from external threat and internal troubles. So we can not change anything nowadays. 

I think it is fair for governments to tax within reason.  We all share common benefit to roads, schools, police and fire fighters.  These services cost money.  But I think government is growing a bit out of control.

Isn't it is how they the government used it. Taxes used to be as a fund for government project without it how they finance infrastructures like bridges, high way and government facilities(school, hospital and etc).

TAX can be classified in two ways, the IMPROVEMENT, AND THEFT!
yes, a tax can be a way todo theft as we have so many government officials that are corrupt, corruption make those tax liquidate on their on purpose or directly gone through their bank accounts and wallet.

IMPROVEMENT - some of the tax was really into the community and this is the funds that are allotted for the government to make improvement of INFRASTRUCTURE and some budgets for the government agencies to make people lives better.

I certainly do not think so. It is a compulsory contribution mandated by the law for the public purpose. So, it's our obligation to pay taxes since this is where the government gets fund for building roads, hospitals, ports, etc. At the end of the day, we all benefit from it. On the side note, I believe we are taxed rightfully based on our income. What we should be most concerned about is how the our taxes are used by our officials. 

No, it isn't. Give unto caeser what belongs to caeser.

Your argument is insane and will be utterly destroyed.

If your argument were true then if someone robbed you and gave half of the funds to some sick people you would not actually have been robbed.

But you were robbed. And taxation is theft.

Now be quiet and never post rubbish here again.

Actually not. It is not a theft, since the money that they're taking from us is used for the country roads, government buildings etc.

Taxation is not a theft,because even during the Biblical times the goverment is already collecting taxes. Anyway, the taxes collected are to be used for goverment projects and infrastracture. This is for our own benefit as well.

Taxation is a way to fund things.

It is not the only way.

And it is certainly not the best way.

No, tax also helps us by the government making footbridges, public school, pedestrian
, and side walks.

For me, I don't agree that taxation is theft because taxes can help our country improve like building road and infrastructures that can help our economy grow faster. It  only depends on the people under the government if they will practice corruption.

Not what is due to Caesar...

He said "who's image is on that coin?"...Caesar's..."so...give to Caesar what is Caesar's". The coin belongs to Caesar so you should not use it. Give it back.

"Who's name is on the US dollar?"...The Federal Reserve..."so...give to the Federal Reserve what is the Federal Reserve's".

Stop using dollars. Use bitcoins.

Jesus wanted us to all use bitcoins and not use fiat.

Jesus answered as He did, because He was making some points. The points didn't have anything to do with taxation. If the government doesn't own it, why give it to them?

In America, if you are doing something, you are expending you physical property. I mean, if you are shoveling some of your gravel around your driveway, it is you expending your energy and muscle property to do the work. Who has the right to tell you to expend some of your energy to do some work on their property?

If you work for an employer, you are expending your energy property. Your employer is simply trading you some of his property in the form of dollars, trading it for your energy. It's an even trade, by agreement.

What right does the IRS have to come in and demand some of your dollar property? After all, it is a representation of you labor property. And they (IRS) wouldn't come to you if you were shoveling gravel in your driveway, and tell you to shovel some at the IRS office for free, because they had a right to your property, right?

If the IRS takes your property, or if your employer gives some of your property to the IRS, sue them in a common law court. Don't sue them for money. Sue them for your property back. Property is the basis of everything in America, and either it is yours or it is theirs. But if it is theirs, America is not a free country.

Taxation is not a theft Jesus allowed it during His time. He said gave to Cesar what is due to Cesar. But when the Tax is corrupted it is a thief.

It depends in the country you live in because if the head or  department of the taxation is corrupt, you feel bad when those people do a such thing. Taxes is good to improve our country, building a structures, and creating a funds that needs of the poor people. Sometimes people hates taxes because it consist of high percent of deduction in your salary. So you didn't get a full amount of salary that you need.