"Taxation is Theft" โ€” it's a rallying cry on the libertarian right, and I stand with it entirely.

Why does the state get to reach into my pocket and take my money to spend on things I don't want or need? Why do I have to justify my own earning to bureaucrats? Why must my comfort and security come second to the wants and demands of the state?

And then โ€” having stolen it โ€” they waste it. Squandered on incompetence, bloated spending, and outcomes that wouldn't survive five minutes of scrutiny. Money I earned. Money that could've secured my family, built something, meant something. Gone.