Hello Steemians! Our first post will be about the concept of taxation as theft.
Some people support that obligatory contribution from one’s own income is downright theft. Taxation money is derived by the fruits of each individual’s own hard work and effort. Supporters of this view believe that ‘theft’ is defined by taking other people’s property without their consent, regardless of what it will be used for later on. Any social contract of enjoying free services in exchange for a part of one’s income, would only be valid if voluntary. Furthermore, even though governments are freely elected by the citizens to represent them, they should not be able to exercise more rights than the actual citizens who elect them.
On the other hand, some people believe that it is our moral duty to contribute to the whole good and we should see taxation as charity, not theft. It comes back to us anyway, when we enjoy the free services which are financed with our taxation money such as infrastructure, communication, health, education, and others. Some supporters of this view even suggest that the taxation money wasn’t ours in the first place. Pre-tax income is an iconic figure defined by the unstable market economy, which cannot give each person exactly what they deserve. Furthermore, property rights are part of the same legal system that supports taxation.
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