Simple reason why I do not think taxation = theft

[pvn]

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If pvn and nielsio would admit that it's a sensational word that does not encompass the true intentions of tax supporters,

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I have no idea what the "true intentions" of tax supporters are. I am not a mind reader. I know what they are supporting, and it's theft. If some people take offense, that's their problem, perhaps they should take a harder look at what they're actually supporting.

As for relativistic morals, I'm open to the idea of alternative moral systems. i've always said so. I will say that of course people have subjective personal preferences when it comes to morals. And once a set of subjective personal preferences has been selected, moral systems CAN be objectively evaluated against those preferences. My personal preferences are for moral systems which are consistent over those which are inconsistent, and for systems which treat all people as equal (morally) over systems that have different classes of people. Do you agree or disagree with those subjective preferences?

Any system which makes an exception for taxation and treats it differently than theft can be OBJECTIVELY shown to be inconsistent. If you agree with the above preferences, then any such moral system is basically defective and inferior to systems which are consistent.