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title: "The Generous Thief"
excerpt: "Taxation is Theft"
author: jroelofs
tags: [taxes, economics]
comments: false
image:
  feature: generous-thief.png
  credit: Jon Roelofs
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The mistaken belief that resources taken on belahf of a victim are not actually
stolen.

> You should pay your fair share of taxes... They go to fund good public
> programs like schools and roads.

> If taxation without consent is not robbery, then any band of robbers have
> only to declare themselves a government, and all their robberies are
> legalized.  -- Lysander Spooner

See also: [Muh Roads](/muh-roads)

---
layout: post
title: "The Generous Thief"
excerpt: "Taxation is Theft"
author: jroelofs
tags: [taxes, economics]
comments: false
image:
  feature: generous-thief.png
  credit: Jon Roelofs
  creditlink: /authors
---

The mistaken belief that resources taken on behalf of a victim are not actually
stolen.

> You should pay your fair share of taxes... They go to fund good public
> programs like schools and roads.

> If taxation without consent is not robbery, then any band of robbers have
> only to declare themselves a government, and all their robberies are
> legalized.  -- Lysander Spooner

See also: [Muh Roads](/muh-roads)

Fix spelling mistake in generous thief
Fix spelling mistake in generous thief
