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How is taxation not theft? (lemmy.world)
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You don't agree to pay it. You can't opt out and if you don't pay you get put in jail. How is this not theft?

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[-] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

How is the definition of theft determined? Typically the definition is determined by the government. Why would the government define its own funding source as theft?

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