Debate: Taxation is Legalized Theft
Side: yes

"What are you talking about? Who are you?"I'm sure =p"You're comparison makes no sense. You have many things because of taxes, from roads to a military - none of which you could afford on your own, so you are actually getting more than you paid for."WTF are you talking about? Couldn't afford? Exactly how the hell does a mandatory payment make supplying a demand any cheaper? It's been proven that just the opposite is true. A company with a majority will jack it's prices up to ridiculous rates because there's no competition to apply pressure for the company to innovate. And when buying the product is mandatory regardless of price the only limit on the company is when the torches and picket signs come out. "And because our taxes pay for police, people are hardly ever being shot in the knee cap. Without government in fact, you are far more likely to be shot in the kneecap. This analogy doesn't make sense."Just because YOU don't understand it doesn't mean it's senseless. Exactly what makes you think you can't have police without a government? Hmm?"Ignoring your insults or attempts at humor or whatever that is, again, you do get more than what you pay for from government. There's like 12 billionaires in the country who could actually afford all of what government offers. Like really? You think you can hire your own personal guard, and pave the roads too and from your home and hire someone to test all your food so you are not poisoned with the money you would save by not paying taxes? I assure you you could not."I really don't know how you don't see the problem in what you're saying. If these things really are unaffordable then how does the government supply them? Clearly there's enough demand for these services that people are willing to give money for them. The only reason why government forced a monopoly on these services in the first place is because there's such a high demand for them.If there was no government would you still want roads? Of course you would. Just about anyone could start up a company and begin building roads so long as there's a high enough demand that people pay the business owner for it."With all of your gun and protest analogies, I'm guessing you're a crazy extremist tea party type. I hate to break it to you, you are the minority. No one is ready, or even close to ready, to "march violently through the streets.""It's like you have the comprehension level of google translator. you cling to a few key words and sub in the rest arbitrarily. You think I'm going to change my position on government because I'm a minority? I'm no tea party member, but even an idiot can see that protests are happening daily in North America. Besides that if you actually would bother to process what I wrote you'd realize that I specifically mentioned that government offer just enough to keep the protesters at bay so it makes PERFECT SENSE that there are only a few protests."Once this oil is cleaned from the coast, and at this rate the job situation will be back to normal in a couple of years, even Faux is going to have to find a new camera baby other than these confused old couch potatoes. This rise of government mistrust and hatred you seem to imagine does not exist but in the 10-15% of crazies it has always existed in."Are you dyslexic? WTF are you talking about? I'm talking about governments using services as a means to justify taxation. XD"... that's not the logic at all. The logic is that a certain group of people just like to cry a lot. No matter what happens, they are a cosmic victim. They consistently fail to see the good government does, instead only focusing on these perceived evils. They never stop to think what would really happen if the government ceased to be funded, they fail to see how easily tyrants and criminals could gain power if we stopped funding government, they fail to see that they themselves have just as much a say in the government as anyone else. They are too busy crying to see it."Tell me about the "good" government does XD"You have a habit of exaggerating to a ridiculous extent in order to back up your unsupported views. No one is ever killed for not paying taxes. And of course one should be imprisoned for not paying taxes, it is not fair that an individual get all the protections of the US, are appointed an attorney by the US against the US when they do go to court, that they get to drive on roads the US paid for, and eat food the US checked first, and not pay their fair share to the US.It is no different than eating in a restaurant then skipping out on the bill."Ok. Lets do a simple thought experiment as thinking beyond what your high school civics teacher taught you about the state seems impossible for you.Let's say you don't pay your taxes, what happens? Well, you get a letter, then another letter, then maybe a few more letters. Then a collector comes and then an officer with a letter outlining a court date for you. If you STILL refuse to pay they will come and kidnap you and throw you into prison and if you DON'T let them arrest you they will have to kill you.In the end all the letters and court judgements in all of America mean nothing without the threat of death. Exactly what do I have to be thankfull for? That a small group of people made a gross overclaim to a large plot of land, most of which is unused, in order to extract goods and money from me in order to supply half assed services at monopoly rates? Yeah, now that I've said that out loud I feel like a jerk for not being more greatfull. =/