[patricius]

He means that there is no good argument for getting the money needed for the things you mentioned through taxes, since taxes are theft.

[IshKebab]

Taxes are not theft. They are a fee you have to pay for the privilege of living in modern society.

And the argument for it is that the alternatives are clearly far worse. What more do you need?

[porsager]

Ah modern Society. You say not theft, but they force it from us and spend it on wars to extract whatever they can from the ones they can't tax without a fight. The alternative where we don't let the already too powerful take our property looks worse?

Anyone in favor of taxation is either afraid of challenging the status quo, or of the belief that they'll ultimately get more by stealing from others than doing anything productive themselves. That's quite sad. If it was really true that it was better for society it could simply be voluntary, and not coercive. You wouldn't pay nowhere near the same amount which is taken from you now, you'd very likely shop around for a less shitty option.

[patricius]

The same way that ransom is the fee you have to pay for the privilege for someone to stay alive?

What more do I need? I just need the world to get rid of extortion.