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The concept of taxation, in which some people forcibly take money from other people strikes me as completely immoral. I don't see what gives one person or one group of people the moral authority to declare that they are going to rule over others and take their property. I mean, we're all supposed to be equals, so we ought to work out our social arrangements through voluntary cooperation, not the law of the jungle.
That being said, if people want services from a government, such as policing, dispute resolution, and defense, well then they ought to pay for those services. One can't expect people to just give these services away for nothing. So I think I have to say that a government should be able to charge its subscribers for its services, just like anyone can charge for services people buy. If you want the services, you pay the fee, otherwise you get nothing.
Thanks for the libertarian point of view, which represents about 2% of the population on a good election year for them.