My view on taxes is that they can point a gun at my head and make me pay but I'm not gonna lie about it not being theft and therefore immoral.

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All the arguments to the contrary amount to "well if you weren't forced, how would get the money to do x thing that needs to be done". If people believe something needs to be done money flows to it.

I have found the most success in just asking why don't they make taxes voluntary and allow each person to select how their money is allocated? Most people have never considered this. Even the biggest statist in the world knows the government at some point is funding something they found morally wrong.

But it never stops because of the incentives. You can never get people off the gov tit. They may want to cut off some spending but not for the things they like.