How do libertarians feel about taxes?

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This article is from the Libertarian FAQ, by Joe Dehn jwd3@dehnbase.fidonet.org, Robert Bickford rab.AT.daft.com, Mike Huben mhuben@world.std.com and Advocates for Self-Government http://www.self-gov.org/ with numerous contributions by others.

64 How do libertarians feel about taxes?

Americans already obtain a host of services from private providers.
There is every reason to think that other services, from postal
delivery to education to road building and maintenance, could be
provided more efficiently and at lower cost by the private sector.

We should support all moves to reduce and repeal taxes because taxes
are obtained immorally, by force. The income tax is particularly evil,
since it penalizes productivity and forces all of us to expose our
private affairs to government snoopers.

We had no income tax before 1914 and America prospered. Replacing the
income tax with voluntary methods for financing services should be our
goal, and we should begin right now. [3]

[3] "The Liberator," Spring 1992, pp. 18-19, Advocates for Self-
Government, 3955 Pleasantdale Road, No. 106-A, Atlanta, GA 30340,
(800)932-1776.



15a. I'm for cutting taxes, but as a practical matter, how do we do it?

Think of government as a conglomerate of service businesses. The
providers of those services do not have to be government employees,
and the services do not have to be paid for with tax dollars. Whether
it is education, security, transportation, charity, energy, or
whatever, the private sector is already doing it for less. To cut
taxes, we must allow private service providers to replace inefficient
bureaucracy. Market competition will give us better service at lower
cost, and put the consumers in control. [3]

[3] "The Liberator," Spring 1992, pp. 18-19, Advocates for Self-
Government, 3955 Pleasantdale Road, No. 106-A, Atlanta, GA 30340,
(800)932-1776.