re: "I was imprisoned for my beliefs. I want to give the government more power"

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You still didn't explain how forcibly taking money from someone isn't theft

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By definition, it's legal and therefore not theft.

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Why won't people just admit that it's legal thievery?

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Because that's a contradiction in terms.

And it's just really not helpful. I want our government to be populated by people who find taxation distasteful but levy reasonable taxes as needed and then exercise their spending powers with true restraint and good sense.

I think all of this "taxation is theft" stuff does very little to contribute to that goal, and it's just immature, IMO.