Philip Goff argues that libertarians make a variety of unsupported and unsupportable assumptions when they claim that taxation is theft. We defend the libertarian claim against Goff. (What else did you expect us to do?)

Column Discussed

“Is taxation theft?,” by Philip Goff

Contra Column

“Does a Worker Help the Rest of Society?,” by Bob Murphy

Episode Mentioned (Tom Woods Show)

Ep. 470 Debate, Murphy vs. Block: May Libertarians Accept Government Money? (Bob Murphy and Walter Block)

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