I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Every tax or rate, forcibly taken from an unwilling person, is immoral and oppressive.
Using taxes to punish the rich, in reality, punishes everyone because we are all interconnected. High taxes and excessive regulation and massive debt are not working.
Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces.
Of all the powers conferred upon government, that of taxation is most liable to abuse.
The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.
Government is essentially immoral.
We can fight over what the taxation levels should be, but the tax system should be very, very simple and not distortionary.
I do believe in tax incentives in order to move the economy forward.
If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion.
Nobody is opposed to paying taxes; governments need to coordinate, work together and simplify the law.