A Moral Case for Tax Evasion

[Number Six]

Like many libertarians, Steve, you have a blind spot when it comes to law enforcement. You would probably agree with this piece by Robert Higgs: http://mises.org/story/1819

If we could just get government out of the way of the people and the ordinary operations of business, what a wonderful society we would have...

[Duke2Earl]

I have a hard time understanding why laws about taxes are in any respect different than laws about any other subject. If one can make a "moral" case to disregard tax laws, why is that different from a "moral" case to disregard laws about assault or child pornography, or speeding, or you name it? In each case the government, by law, requires citizens to take or not take some action and failure to do so is punishable. But somehow, there is this prevasive belief that there is something different about tax laws that makes their violation different somehow. To me that is the first step on the slope to anarchy.

[Evil Squirrel Overlord]

Of course the "moral" argument comes with responsibility to face the penalties. If you want to rape on moral grounds, be prepared to spend a good chunck of your life in prison or knocking on doors telling people you are a sex offender.