Debate: Taxation is Legalized Theft
Side: yes

1. I'm sure ;)2. Jeez, talking to you about taxation is like asking a near-sited guy to read the credits at the end of a movie.Like I've already told you, but you can't seem to understand, taxation cannot be cheaper because taxation comes from a coercive monopoly. Companies with a coercive monopoly can charge much more than a company in a business without a monopoly because they have no competition which means they have no incentive to either lower prices or increase utility. Take your example of a privatized road business. Company A could charge the people whom use their roads 200% of what they spent building the roads ... until another company (B) comes along and says they will only charge 180%.Now, the first company can either lower their prices further, have roads so much better than company B's that people would still be willing to use Company A's roads regardless of the price difference, or get run out of business.But when you only have one company you can continue charging 200% ad infinitum and when you have a COERCIVE monopoly you can charge even more so long as you've convinced the populace that paying you is the right thing to do.2(?). Well, I'd imagine it would work the same as when you pay for ANY OTHER service. You give a privatized police agency money and they will protect your property. Was that really so hard?3. How do people afford anything? It's as though there is this gap in your mind that follows earn money >> taxation >> something government-y >> roads =DYou do recognize that the government is composed of people right? So explain to me exactly how people are able to supply roads and police but "people" can't?4. Non-sequiter. IGNORED.5. I'm really not sure what I wrote that warrants this response. I know I ask this often but, wtf are you talking about? I haven't said anything about conspiracies.6. Again, I've said nothing of conspiracies. I'm offering my universal reasons for why government is unnecessary and you're responding with ad-hoc. Taxation is theft regardless of the state of economy or if I'm ignored. You're response is like some sort of ad-hoc non-sequiter hybrid. =/7. Really? Really David? In the whole history of extortion rackets not one person has been killed as a result of not paying the self-porclaimed government?I don't vote and you don't need a monopoly on lawyers and courts to have lawyers and courts.These services aren't free, you pay taxes so at the very LEAST you can use the money you otherwise would be using on taxes to pay for these services. Government doesn't magically produce wealth it can only work with what it extorts. I Keep taling about supply and demand because I'm talking about ecnomics... which is based on supply and demand. Wtf are you complaining about? It's like talking with someone about cars then complaining when they start talking about car engines.You just don't seem to get it. If people want roads and police then they will pay for these things whether they are mandatory or not. You DON'T need to force people to pay for things that they already want to spend their money on so their's no need for taxation outside of forcing people whom don't want your service to pay for it and for controll over the most vital services in a society.