Taxation is selfish

Is it nasty to violate property rights? It's nasty not to share, when there is no reason that you should not, for example, to let someone have use of your machinery when you are not using it, provided the machine does not disintegrate...

It is nasty to deny others the use of the equipment, and yet theft too denies us the right to use our property. If someone defends their property, they are defending their rights against our intrusion, and are often then described as being nasty as a result. Socialists want everything.

But we (usually) deny a request for the use of our property, not out of a dislike to see others gain, but that we, ourselves, are inconvenienced in some way. If it inconveniences us, are we nasty to deny someone access to our resources? Is it nasty to deny someone the use of my holiday villa, if by so doing we are obligated to, for example clean the swimming pool, make extra arrangements to ensure that the facilities are in good working order, that the shower works? It is not nasty to deny such a request in those circumstances.

In circumstances such as this, where there are legitimate reasons to deny a request for the use of resources, it is the complainant that is being unreasonable. It is unreasonable to ask for too much. Why should we be forced to give so much?

At some point we must provide for ourselves, we do not have a legitimate complaint unless it can be shown that there has been, or is, existing, a crime of some kind being done against us...

Why can't people work for themselves? If we are more talented than our neighbours, do we owe them an income? We might feel that we should and that only a bad person would deny those less talented an income, but there is no obligation; we have done nothing to cause their poverty. If we do not work for others, that must be our choice.

To make charitable contributions to others should be a personal choice, not made by Democracy, under force.

We suffer taxation out of the self-interest of the Government, not for other reasons.

The Government is not charitable.