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[CaptainHenreh]

It's a shitty argument that relies on the dictionary. 

Again: when the Nazis "acquired" Jewish property within their borders: stealing or not?

Depends on what the property was and/or used for? The laws as well. There are huge, inhumane things that go on, but does that mean they are crimes/against the law of that specific government? BTW, I'm not arguing for what they did; what Nazis did was down right awful from an ethical standpoint.

Ok, so if it's strictly "legal", then we should be cool with it. 



And yes, I do all of those things. I make charitable donations, I minimize my tax burden, to make sure as little of my money gets taken from me as possible. I just believe that by thinking of it as, say "State Sanctioned Larceny", maybe people wouldn't be so fucking gung-ho about spending other people's money.

Would you feel better if I said "Taxation is Deprivation of Property Without Explicit Consent"? It's a bit of a mouthful but for just for you sweetie, I'll consider it.