Is Taxation Theft?

Taxation can feel like theft when the government takes 50% of your income and gives you back little more than paperwork and propaganda.

At least during a genuine theft, you can stumble away with a good story like that time I was knocked unconscious and then cajoled my perps into giving me back my iPhone 4S.

“Taxation is theft” is a bit of a contradiction though because taxation can’t be a crime, but what…