Taxes are Theft: by Definition

How is taxation theft? Through defining the concepts and practices that are used in both taxation and theft we can show that both are nearly indistinguishable from one another. Let's first break down the definitions of some words that describe negative and criminal acts.

Theft: the act of taking property or money belonging to another, by force, stealth, or coercion without that persons freely given consent.

Coercion: the use of threats, intimidation, or trickery to force or repress a peaceful persons actions.

Violence: any intentional use of force (physical or verbal) against another.

Threat: a credible declaration of ones intention to cause physical, financial, or emotional harm.

So by these definitions a robber or a mugger commits theft by forcing people to give them money by coercing them through threats of punishment (violence) for not paying.

Now for a definition of a tax

Tax: a financial charge imposed upon a person or group, by the government, to fund the government and its programs, which is enforced by threat of punishment under the law.

So based on the prior definitions, government taxation could also be accurately defined as:

the government action of taking money by force through coercing people with threats of punishment (violence) for not paying.

Since the government uses coercion, in the form of threats of criminal penalties, and violence in the form of police enforcement if you refuse to pay, then there cannot be freely given consent. Taking money or forcing someone to give up their money, without freely given consent is... THEFT!



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