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But if you steal my property, that is clearly morally wrong. I just don't see it as any different if you call yourself a government and then steal 30% of it. The consequences for resisting government are ultimate. If I don't pay my taxes I will get letters, then knocks on my door, then eventually people with guns will come to take me away to prison. If I defend myself they will kill me.
You can easily resist government and not get shot. Pack up and hide. People do find ways to not pay taxes and not go to jail. Maybe I'm just spewing complete BS, because I have not done this or know anyone who has, but I don't think it would be that difficult to dodge the IRS if you spent the effort required to change your name/move, etc, etc.
Of course, there will be consequences for the above actions. I'm not saying it's correct or even reasonable for most people. But it is not all that different from the things we do everyday to please others. I wish I could make a complete mess of things and not have to clean my room ever, but that isn't happening.
Under your philosophy, it would be morally wrong for one to steal $10 from you right now and give you $1000 a day from now as compensation, but personally, I wouldn't mind, and I don't think most would.
Of course, government is probably not so efficient or effective, but some services may be so essential that the above analogy works. And if it does, well, would you not want even more money to be taken out of your pocket?
Monetary benefit is obviously not the only thing that matters. Privacy and freedom also matter, but these things are tradeable, and so one should find ways to trade one for the other to one's benefit.
Last edited by lastchance; 09-13-2008 at 10:25 PM.