You often hear libertarians, particularly the right leaning ones, to a mention that 'taxation is theft' because there is no Consent. But this argument is faulty. If consent was the main argument, then one consenting to taxes makes it legitimate.
The key word is Duty, and Duty precedes Consent.
Sex is not rape because Duty requires that sex is consensual.
A job is not slavery because it is the Duty of the employer to pay an employee.
A transaction is not robbery, because it is the Duty of the two parties to uphold what was agreed upon.
A tax is an assertion that there is money owed. If there is money owed, then it is ones Duty to pay. If there isn’t, there is no Duty to pay. Where there is money owed, consent is only applicable in some cases because one can owe money through other ways - for example as in a tort. A collection of a true debt does not need consent. In frequent cases, it may need force.
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