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February 11, 2026Open Access

Taxation as Legislated Crime via Majority Hegemony

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JMJ. Christian McKinley

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Overview

Moral analysis reveals taxation as property seizure, questioning its legitimacy in a democratic context.

Key Points

  • The aim is to analyze taxation's moral implications, equating it to theft through the absence of consent and coercion.
  • Conducted a moral analysis of taxation versus theft
  • Examined taxation's structural characteristics
  • Analyzed implications of democracy on moral authority
  • Discussed economic impacts of secure property rights versus coercive redistribution
  • Demonstrated that distinctions like legality and social need do not change taxation's moral classification
  • Argued that secure property rights promote economic growth
  • Found that coercive taxation leads to rent-seeking behavior and economic stagnation
  • Concluded taxation violates consent, aligning it with theft unless moral authority is ascribed to majority rule

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J. Christian McKinley (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698c1c33267fb587c655e733https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18530711
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