It still amazes me that people who acknowledge that if I stole from them, then gave them a sandwich, it's still theft. But if the government does it, it magically isn't theft. Why? Because someone with

And apparently they want to index tax increases to inflation so they'll keep going up.

I think they call it Stockholm Syndrome. They've been in the system too long to see it for what it really is.

I have to agree, I your like of "Can anyone demonstrate damages to property or body that aren't hypothetical?" really hits the nail on the head. Most of the people making claims today are all

Great piece. Larken Rose did a great video on this that's worth watching.

Can you have pretty much anyone come over and help you out and give them a "gift" officially, so they don't need it "under the table"?

Great post. I'll be sending to my cop apologist friends.

I think most statists would not hold a gun to your head personally, but they have no problem letting the government do it for them. They seem to believe everything the government does must be somehow morally

Could we abolish all victim-less crimes while we're at it? Would the abolishment of these types of laws be the first step in a stateless society, or would some other action in the state be the first?