Comments for Quote of the week at http://www.adamsmith.org , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.adamsmith.org Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:24:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/misc/quote-of-the-week-200808181876/#comment-837 I'd dispute the comparison of taxation with theft. I'd say it's much more like legalised extortion. The crucial difference is the knowledge of the party being stolen from. Theft is usually surreptitious - extortion is right out in the open. - PJ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:55:02 +0100